Teenager set up camera to capture parents' planned murders because he was 'distraught about his upbringing': police

Jeremiah Estel Blair, 19, allegedly planned to kill his parents for years, police say

The Arizona teen allegedly stood in the kitchen with a gun and a video camera and waited for his parents to wake up.

Jeremiah Estel Blair, 19, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the non-fatal shootings of his parents, Chandler police confirm.

Blair then allegedly told police he was “distraught about his upbringing” because he was “not treated the way he should have been as a child,” according to court documents obtained by AZ Family .

So around 1 a.m. on Monday, May 13 — about an hour after Mother's Day — Blair was standing in the kitchen, waiting to record himself killing his parents, he later told detectives , according to court documents.

When his father came down the stairs, Blair allegedly told him, according to court documents, that he “knew this day was coming” and shot him.

Then, having rushed down the stairs, he allegedly shot his mother, who was coming out of the room.

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Allegedly planning to kill his parents for years, Blair had hidden a gun in his bedroom closet, according to court documents, which say the teen had considered other ways to murder his parents, but had decided to shoot them with a handgun.

Blair allegedly told police he knew what he did was “wrong,” according to court documents, which allege he felt like he had killed one of his parents.

Both parents survived the shooting on the morning of May 13, police confirm, noting that they were taken to hospital and “are alert and stable at this time.”

Blair was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on a $750,000 secured bond, per AZ Family.

It was not immediately clear whether he pleaded guilty or whether he has retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.

Police say the shooting remains under investigation.

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