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Oklahoma murders: Teens suspected of stabbing relatives | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Two teenagers have been taken into custody after five relatives were found stabbed to death inside their home in Oklahoma. | Two teenagers have been taken into custody after five relatives were found stabbed to death inside their home in Oklahoma. |
The suspects, 16 and 18 years old, ran away when officers arrived at their house in Broken Arrow, outside of the city of Tulsa. | The suspects, 16 and 18 years old, ran away when officers arrived at their house in Broken Arrow, outside of the city of Tulsa. |
A child at the home was taken to hospital and is in critical condition. Another child was found unhurt. | A child at the home was taken to hospital and is in critical condition. Another child was found unhurt. |
Police are investigating the deaths as homicides. | Police are investigating the deaths as homicides. |
The dead include both adults and children, Broken Arrow police Sgt Thomas Cooper said. | The dead include both adults and children, Broken Arrow police Sgt Thomas Cooper said. |
Authorities say they responded on Wednesday night to a 911 call where someone called 911 but did not speak on the phone. | Authorities say they responded on Wednesday night to a 911 call where someone called 911 but did not speak on the phone. |
Mr Cooper said the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation. | Mr Cooper said the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation. |
"It appears that the two suspects fled out the door sometime during our arrival. We had a canine track, and they were apprehended," Mr Cooper said. | "It appears that the two suspects fled out the door sometime during our arrival. We had a canine track, and they were apprehended," Mr Cooper said. |
The house where the two teens were arrested was large and fairly expensive for the area, according to property records. | The house where the two teens were arrested was large and fairly expensive for the area, according to property records. |
Helen Hoagland, a neighbour, told the AP news agency that two parents and five children lived in the home and that the children were home-schooled. She said the mother was very strict. | Helen Hoagland, a neighbour, told the AP news agency that two parents and five children lived in the home and that the children were home-schooled. She said the mother was very strict. |
"We have a great neighbourhood. That's just crazy; it's absolutely crazy," Ms Hoagland said. | "We have a great neighbourhood. That's just crazy; it's absolutely crazy," Ms Hoagland said. |
Mr Cooper said Broken Arrow is "relatively safe", calling the crime "unprecedented" for the area, which has a population of about 103,000. | Mr Cooper said Broken Arrow is "relatively safe", calling the crime "unprecedented" for the area, which has a population of about 103,000. |
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