Police: Man, 5 Children Dead In Muskogee Shooting; Suspect Identified [View all]

Source: KOTV-DT (Tulsa)

Police: Man, 5 Children Dead In Muskogee Shooting; Suspect Identified

Tuesday, February 2nd 2021, 3:16 pm

MUSKOGEE, Okla. -

A man and five children are dead after an early-morning shooting in Muskogee, police said. Police have identified the shooting suspect as 25-year-old Jarron Deajon Pridgeon. Police said that reports of a shooting came in around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday near Augusta Avenue and Indiana Street.

According to police, when officers arrived on the scene, they found a man and four children dead inside the home. A fifth child was taken by helicopter to a Tulsa hospital, but police say that child has also died. Officers said that there was also one woman with life-threatening injuries who was taken to a Tulsa hospital. Police say the victims appear to be related and all lived in the home.

Police say when they arrived they found a suspect with a gun and an officer fired a round missing the suspect. After a short foot pursuit, officers say, the suspect was taken into custody. Officers have not yet released details on the suspect's identity or his relationship to the victims.

Read more: https://www.newson6.com/story/60194ac5dfed6e0bcf7ce6a7/police:-man-5-children-dead-in-muskogee-shooting-suspect-identified

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