Mother And 3 Children Dead In Possible Murder-Suicide After Police Standoff
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING VERDIGRIS, Okla. — A woman and her three children were found dead in an Oklahoma home Thursday evening in what may be a murder-suicide following an hourslong standoff, authorities said. The standoff began in the small town of Verdigris, a suburb east of Tulsa, when a police officer driving along the street saw fireworks coming from inside the garage of a house, according to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Hunter McKee. Members of several law enforcement agencies investigate the scene were several people were killed after a hostage situation on Thursday in Verdigris, Okla. Daniel Shular / Tulsa World via AP The officer saw what Police Chief Jack Shackleford described as a Roman candle firework and found a woman and two children locked in a garage. Following a three-hour standoff with no response from inside the house, McKee said officers entered the home and found the adult woman and three children dead with gunshot wounds.
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