Five children among 6 killed in Muskogee, Oklahoma, shooting rampage John Bacon, USA TODAY
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Five children were among six people killed Tuesday in a shooting rampage at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, authorities said.
Suspect Jarron Deajon Pridgeon, 25, was taken into custody, Muskogee Police Officer Lynn Hamlin said. We don t believe it was random, she said. We just don t have details yet of the why or what happened.
Hamlin said the suspect and victims all lived in the home, but that the exact nature of their relationships had not been determined.
Officers responded to a call at about 1:30 a.m. of a multiple shooting at the home, Hamlin said. The officers encountered a person with a gun, and one officer fired one shot that missed the armed person as he ran from the scene, police said.
Pictured, Jarron Pridgeon Muskogee Oklahoma man arrested in murder of six family members at residence.
Jarron Pridgeon Muskogee Oklahoma man arrested in slaying of six family members including man and five children. Children’s mother left with life threatening injuries. Suspect lived with victims.
A 25 year old gunman gunned down his brother and five young children (three of whom were his own) along with leaving a woman with life threatening injuries in an apparent domestic incident at a home in
Oklahoma was arrested Tuesday.
Officers responded at around 1.30am to a call of multiple people shot at a home in the 900 block of Indiana Street in
Decision To Move Muskogee Schools To Distance Learning Aided By Data, Community Input
Muskogee Public Schools said they will stay in distance learning for the rest of the semester.
Students were originally expecting to return to the classroom next week before Christmas break, but the superintendent said that move would be unnecessary as they try to keep everyone safe.
The superintendent said they look at a lot of data to make decisions like this, but they also take input from teachers, parents and the student advisory council.
As the state moves toward what medical experts are warning could be a dark winter during the pandemic, many school leaders are taking steps they believe will keep students and staff safe.