Sand Springs Community, Family Mourns After 3 Killed In Suspected Murder-Suicide
People in the Sand Springs community are mourning the loss of two children and their mother in a suspected murder-suicide.
Sand Springs police said a man killed his girlfriend and their two young daughters this weekend.
The family said they are in complete shock and heartbroken over what happened and they’re asking for help from the community.
Shelli Bunn said she has no idea what came over her cousin Phillip Ross over the weekend.
Sand Springs Police say Ross killed his girlfriend Stacey Smith and both of their young daughters, four-year-old River and two-year-old Piper. Investigators said Ross then killed himself.
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The Oklahoma man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend and their two young daughters before killing himself in an apparent murder-suicide has been identified.
According to Sand Spring police, Phillip Ross stabbed his girlfriend, Stacey Lynn Smith, and both of their young daughters, River, 4, and two-year-old Piper. Ross then killed himself, Police Capt. Todd Enzbrenner said at a news conference Monday. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The family s bodies were found by Ross mother on Saturday, Enzbrenner said. She told police she was supposed to babysit her grandchildren but was unable to reach her son or Smith. When she went to the family s home, at the Sunburst Mobile Home Park, she d