17 year old Boy Kills his Father after skipping School to avoid been Punished

Seth Ramsey (pictured) killed is father with crossbow to avoid been punished for skipping school.

He has been charged with the first degree murder of Todd, 41, who was found dead in a bedroom of the family home in Harrington, Delaware. According to law enforcement, the younger Ramsey said his father had been in his bedroom and knew he had skipped classes at Lake Forest High School in  Felton, Delaware. Seth said that 'he knew when his father came out he would be mad so he shot him.'

Authorities were first alerted by the victim's co-workers visited who said he had not been at work for work for a couple of days. They then arrived at his house where one of them supposedly spoke to the youngster who claimed he had killed his father.

 

He is being held at a juvenile detention facility without bail. Ramsey was also charged with weapon possession during commission of a felony. 

 

During an official statement, Master Cpl. Gary E. Fournier said that no motive had been established for the deaths. 

 

It is unclear who they lived with at the address and whether anyone else was in the house at the time.