'Changed his mind': Teen planned to shoot 15-year-old ex-girlfriend outside of school but went to her house to kill her mom, brother and sister instead, cops say

A Texas teen allegedly planned to shoot his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend extracurricular of schoolhouse "but changed his mind" and went to her location alternatively to termination her mom, 9-year-old member and 13-year-old sister, according to cops.

"It was specified a tragic and cowardly enactment of violence," Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke said during a Wednesday media briefing connected the triple slaying, according to section NBC affiliate KWES. "It's the benignant of happening that truly marks a community," the apical bull said. "Particularly successful this vacation season, it's a hurtful, horrible thing."

Police accidental the 15-year-old, whose sanction is being withheld by authorities owed to his age, went to his ex-girlfriend's location astatine 8740 Hunter Miller Way successful Odessa connected Tuesday and barged successful with a handgun. He allegedly changeable his ex's mother, Jessica Rodriguez, 39, and past her younger siblings earlier fleeing connected foot.

"The 15-year-old antheral fishy had planned connected shooting his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend extracurricular of schoolhouse but changed his caput and went to her residence instead," the Odessa Police Department says successful a Facebook post. "All 3 shooting victims were pronounced deceased connected scene."

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Police accidental the teen was apprehended astir 40 minutes aft the shootings. Gerke told reporters that his ex-girlfriend was unharmed. It's unclear if she was location astatine the time.

"She wasn't injured," the main said.

Police are reportedly inactive investigating however the teen allegedly obtained a firearm.

"We cognize what helium told us, however helium got the gun, but we don't necessarily believe everything that helium tells america astir that," Gerke said.

The children's father, Roy Martinez, has launched a GoFundMe that says his heart is "extremely broken" astir what transpired connected Tuesday.

"It volition ne'er beryllium implicit anymore," helium said.

The teen fishy has been charged with 3 counts of superior execution of aggregate persons and is being held astatine the Ector County Youth Center.