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Confiding in another student in the middle of a test, a 14-year-old's 'hit list' of targets at his high school was discovered. The Alabama boy has confessed to shooting dead his older brother at their family home.

The incident took place in the Pike County town of Banks when, on October 3, sheriffs deputies were called to a home after the boys father had found the 17-year-old dead.

The 14-year-old from Pike County, Alabama, confided in a classmate that he had shot and killed his older brother and that he had a 'hit list' of family members he wanted help to kill

The younger brother dragged his victim across their family property after shooting him inside the property.

The teen allegedly confessed to killing his brother, who had been missing since Monday

A 14-year-old boy from Alabama who allegedly shot and killed his brother, 17, was in possession of a “hit list” that detailed other targets, including family members and a local school, according to authorities

The 14-year-old suspect 'asked his friend to help him murder the rest of his family and help him bury their bodies'.

The boy also had made threats that he wanted to shoot students at his high school, deputies say.

Students facing suspension and expulsion are granted vastly different rights depending on where they live, an NBC News investigation found.