Investigators work at the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 in Muskogee, Okla. (AP photo)
MUSKOGEE: 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 hospitalised 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.
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Officers responded to a call reporting shots at a house in Muskogee around 1:30 a.m.
Inside the home in the 900 block of Indiana Street, officers found the bodies of a man and four children, Officer Lynn Hamlin of the Muskogee Police Department told reporters.
A woman and a fifth child were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The child died in hospital.
When police arrived, a suspect was leaving the residence with a gun in his hand, prompting an officer to fire one shot that reportedly missed.
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Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma say five children and a man are dead after a shooting at a local home early Tuesday.
Cops say that they have a suspect in custody, according to Fox 23. According to police, one officer opened fire from a rifle after seeing the suspect holding a firearm near the scene of the crime. The shot missed. The suspect fled, but he was soon caught.
He was identified as
The motive and precise circumstances behind the killing remain unclear.
#NEW: A tragic event out of Muskogee, OK this morning…Six people, including five children, were killed in a shooting this morning. The suspect is in custody. https://t.co/tnwmhgcJIu