5 found dead in Oklahoma home; 2 teens in police custody


Police in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, are investigating after five people were found dead at a home near a country club, Tulsa's KRMG and KOKI report.

According to KRMG, officers found one juvenile alive at the scene near the Indian Springs Country Club about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

One juvenile victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and another was found unharmed.

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Police said the victims and suspects are related.

Authorities have taken a 16-year old and an 18-year old into custody.

According to KOKI, Broken Arrow police Sgt. Thomas Cooper said the night was tough for first responders.

“Something of this caliber, for the officers responding, it weighs a lot,” he said. “Especially when the victims are juveniles.”

He said within his career, he has never seen something of this magnitude.

“It’s in and of itself a traumatic call,” Cooper said. “It’s all traumatic for them, and it’s going to take some time."

Please visit KRMG and KOKI for the latest on this developing story.

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