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Man arrested in killing of 5 children, 1 adult in Oklahoma

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Posted at 7:28 AM, Feb 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-02 17:04:40-05

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Police say six people, including five children, have been shot to death at a home in Oklahoma, and that a 25-year-old suspect is in custody. Police Officer Lynn Hamlin says officers responded about 1:30 a.m. to a call of multiple people shot at a home in Muskogee found one man and four children dead at the scene. Hamlin says a fifth child died at a Tulsa hospital. Officers also encountered Jarron Deajon Pridgeon with a gun and arrested him. Hamlin says a woman who was shot and wounded is in stable condition. Authorities haven't released the victims’ names. Hamlin says the suspect and victims lived together.