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A Parker County, Texas, teen has been arrested on suspicion of double murder after he called 911 and said he shot and killed his mother and sister.
According to police, 17-year-old Jake Evans called 911 at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday and said he'd used a .22 revolver to shoot and kill both his 48-year-old mother, Jamie Evans, and his 15-year-old sister, Mallory.
"It just kind of happened," Evans told the 911 operator in an eerily calm voice. "I've been kind of, uh, planning on killing for a while now."
When asked if he meant the two of them or just anybody, Evans responded: "Pretty much anybody."
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A short time later, Parker County sheriff's deputies arrived at the Evans' family home in Annetta, a town of about 1,700 west of Fort Worth, and took him into custody without incident.
"I guess this is really selfish to say but, to me, I felt like they were just suffocating me in a way. I don't know," Evans said during the 911 call.
Parker County Sheriff's Office
Jake Evans
"Obviously, I am pretty, I guess, evil," he said.
Evans is charged with capital murder. A judge denied him bond.
"Just to let you know, I hate the feeling of killing someone, you know," Evans said in the 911 call. "I'm going to be messed up."
The teen's father was out of town on business when the killings took place, police said. NBC 5 has been told that the father raced home from Washington, D.C.
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Leslie Richardson, a family friend, described Evans as quiet and gentle.
"Everybody knew him as just being the quiet kid ... but he was really sweet and gentle," she said.
NBC 5 has learned that Evans' mother was a teacher and assistant principal in the Aledo Independent School District for 15 years before leaving in 2004.
"I mean, she was kind of like a second mom," Richardson said. "They were just a really good family and, I mean, my whole family was close to them, so I wish I could just say that I love them."
Friends described Mallory Evans as pretty and sweet.
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She and her brother previously had been students in the Aledo ISD but were home-schooled.
The family has two other daughters who were not home at the time of the killings. One of the daughters was scheduled to come home from college this weekend for a visit.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said authorities believe Evans acted alone and that there is no evidence implicating any additional suspects.
The double homicide is being investigated by the Texas Rangers and Parker County Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Division.
Aledo ISD released this statement Thursday afternoon:
Aledo ISD is deeply saddened to learn of the death of a former employee and a former student.
Jami Evans was a dedicated elementary teacher and assistant principal who worked in Aledo ISD for 15 years serving students at both Coder and Stuard Elementary from 1989 through 2004. Her dedication to her students and her love of learning was an inspiration to all who knew her.
We also mourn the death of Mallory Evans, a former elementary and intermediate school student. Mallory attended Stuard Elementary and McAnally Intermediate School. She was a sweet child that will be missed by her friends and school family.
The suspect in the shootings, Jacob Evans, is a former Aledo High School student who withdrew from school in January 2012 to be homeschooled. He attended Aledo schools from elementary school until his withdrawal in January. He played football in middle school and played on the golf team in high school.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Evans family in this difficult time.
NBC 5's Ray Villeda and Ellen Goldberg contributed to this report.
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If he thinks a nagging mother and sister are suffocating, does this moron believe that prison will be less sufocating? Don't drop the soap.
Very sad as well as tragic all the way across the board not only for those who died but for those left to pick up the pieces of this now shattered family.
God speed to them all.
Why is there ALWAYS some Goober who says something like this, "Leslie Richardson, a family friend, described Evans as quiet and gentle." Really, who cares? What's the point? He killed his mom and sister, yet he's quiet and gentle? His actions have proved that she doesn't know what she's talking about so why quote someone as saying that? And yet, without fail, there will be some idiot who chimes in about what a great person someone who has done something horrendous actually is.
Take it easy on the kid until all the evidence is out. He may have done this in self-defense. Poor boy...you can tell he was a tortured soul. Really, he is not to be blame but...perhaps we should blame ourselves somehow. Obviously he wasn't nurtured properly, perhaps he was even bullied. No, he is not responsible for his actions...society made him do it. But Obama will fix this...he can fix everything.
I'll blame the internet, twitter, facebook, online gaming, the media, hollywood, and all of those other things that take peolpe away from reality.
Where did he get the gun? why was he at home? Yes he might be mentally ill or he could be a psychopath. when Julz517 what he did with his illness( ?) was still his choice but I see your point.
There was no deprivation in this kids life other then losing connection to the sanctity of human life. Once that is compromised, his ability to function in a civilized society will always be unsettling and questionable.
This is one messed up kid..... My heart goes out to the rest of the family. It is to bad they never noticed the mental issues with him before the murders. God reast his sister and mother's souls.
Right on rockamama, my sentiments precisely. This is senseless and sickening This boy will have plenty of time to get "air" while he's rotting in the big house. What a selfish son of a....
Easily...reason of insanity case. I say he walks in 5 months! Love American justice and attorneys!!!
I just think of all those people saying that single parent homes and gay parents raise dysfunctional people. This kid was raised with both mom and dad in the home. Like my husband says, "You never really know what someone is capable of doing."
Sad what a world we live in.....
Sounds like a textbook sociopath and there's not much that can be done for that. With anything that is mass produced, there are always a few that are just messed up...including humans.
Prison's to good for this worthless brat. The military needs to form penal brigades, grab him (& others like him) & ship 'em straight to the middle east since bush's Vietnam II seems to never be finishing...
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1 Timothy 3:1-5, 13-16
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
My nephew killed his father (my brother) and his mom. He stabbed them both to death. I will never understand why he did it, I don't think he understands why he did it. We live in a strange world where horrible things happen. I pray for the rest of the family.
People who are experts in violent psychopathic behavior need to study this kid.
We need to learn more about how people come to this point.
What is wrong with people? This awful so we need to make some serious new changes within the legal system as it is obviously easy to kill now days so we need some tough laws that will make these killers realize life in prison will not be a picnic and once in prison all your rights are gone just as all the innocent victims were robbed of theirs.......3 meals and a cot....end of story!!!
George Carlin once commented that the "quiet, nice gentle" types are the ones you got to be wary of. So true.
Another spoiled little f@@K. Mental issues? Nope, just another member of the latest F@@ked up generation that has no feelings except for themselves. Congratulations parents your coddling is working wonders.
Flylowguy..yes
How tragic for this family! My heart and prayers go out to them.
Home schooled, eh? What you learn Jake, triggernometry????
Wow a killer with a conscience, that's new.
At least he called the police, confessed and admitted what he did was wrong. It's not much but it is better than most people who committ murder.
Some Sh-tbag lawyer is going to come to his aid and complain how this is but a child, a lad, who is not old enough to understand what he did and he will have to live with it the rest of his life....
Not old enuf to understand what he did?? He knew enuf to take a gun and kill 2 people tho didn't he?? What a joke!! But he knew enuf to call the cops?? I wonder if he knew what a gun was for.....don't make me laugh!! Hope they fry the SOB!!