17 year old High School student charged with capital murder in parents' slaying

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Al.
A 17-year-old Oak Grove High School student is formally charged with capital murder in the slaying of his parents.

Drew Brennan Thacker

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies obtained the warrant this afternoon against Drew Brennan Thacker.
Thacker is being held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.
"A kid murdering anyone is hard to understand but to take the lives of his own parents is pretty twisted," Christian said. "God rest their souls. Our hearts and prayers go out to the surviving brother and extended family members."
Deputies were called to the home in the 9900 block of Taylor's Ferry Road just after 9 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a shooting.
They discovered the bodies of Ronnie and Barbara Thacker, ages 53 and 55, dead inside the home. Both had been shot in the head with a .45-caliber pistol, which was recovered from inside the home.
Drew Thacker's brother, 20-year-old Luke Thacker, told deputies his brother called him at 3:30 p.m. and asked if he wanted to go get something to eat. His brother acted normal while they were at a fast-food restaurant, Luke Thacker told deputies, like nothing had happened. The two then went to visit friends.
When they got home around 9 p.m., they pulled up to the home. The suspect told his brother not to go inside. When he asked why, the suspect told him he had shot and had killed their parents.
The brothers got into a physical altercation, Christian said. The suspect told him they had pushed him too far and he could not take it anymore.
The other brother ran next door to ask for help, and the suspect fled in his father's truck. Drew Thacker was taken into custody a short time later at an Adger home.