Hixson High student killed over the weekend

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Counselors are at Hixson High today after a student was killed over the weekend.

The 15 year old was a sophomore at the school.

Hamilton County detectives have charged the boy’s father with shooting him on Saturday night.

46-year old Michael David McElrath told investigators he didn’t know why he did it.

The report says he shot his son several times, killed the dog and then ran across the street without any clothes on to a neighbor’s house.