MUSKOGEE, Okla. – A gunman killed five children, ages 1 to 9, and his 24-year-old brother in a mass shooting early Tuesday at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where they
Five young children and a 24-year-old man were shot and killed early Tuesday at their home in Muskogee.The children’s mother also was shot, and she’s now fighting for her life at a Tulsa hospital.According to police, they received a call around 1:30 a.m. about a shooting at a home on Indiana Street. When officers arrived and before they knew the magnitude of what happened, they found the suspect holding a gun.“An officer fires at that suspect, who doesn’t drop the weapon,” said Lynn Hamlin, with the Muskogee Police Department. “That officer misses. The subject takes off running. There’s a short pursuit, and he’s taken into custody.”After a foot pursuit, police got the suspect in custody, and authorities could begin their investigation. Police identified the suspect as Jarron Pridgeon, 25.That’s when the horror set in as to what happened inside the home.Four children and Javarion Lee, 24, were dead inside after they had been shot. Police said Lee was Pridgeon�
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) A 25-year-old Oklahoma man remained in custody Wednesday on first-degree murder complaints for the killings of his brother and five young children, police said.
Police in Muskogee said they don t yet know why Jarron Deajon Pridgeon fatally shot Javarion Lee, 24, or the children, the oldest of whom was 9. The children s mother, Brittany Anderson, was also wounded in the shootings early Tuesday and was hospitalized in Tulsa.
Police identified the slain children as Jalaiya Pridgeon, 1; Jaidus Pridgeon, 3; Harmony Anderson, 5; Neveah Pridgeon, 6; and Que’dynce Anderson, 9.
Jail records do not list an attorney who could speak on Pridgeon’s behalf.
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO JARRON, NOT JARROD - This Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 booking photo provided by the Muskogee County, Okla., Sheriff s Office, shows Jarron Deajon Pridgeon. Pridgeon is in custody as a suspect, after six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee County Sheriff s Office via AP)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. – A 25-year-old Oklahoma man was charged with murder Wednesday in the killings of his brother and five young children, police said.
Jarron Deajon Pridgeon of Muskogee was charged with six counts of first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill and possession of firearms during probation, court records show.