VERDIGRIS, Okla. — Three children and a woman are dead after a triple murder-suicide in Verdigris on Thursday.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation identified the woman as Brandy McCaslin, 39. They said she shot her three children: Billy, 9 months; Bryce, 6-years-old; and Noe, 11-years-old.
Paige Cotten shared this photo of her nephew Billy with 2 News Oklahoma.
According to Hunter McKee with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, it all started around 4 p.m. when a Verdigris police officer driving in the area saw fireworks go off outside the home on Cypress Street and Dogwood Court.
McKee said the officer went to investigate and called for backup. That's when officers found a person armed with a weapon barricaded inside the home. After trying to make contact and not getting any response for three hours they entered the home and found all four dead.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the situation, including Rogers County Sheriff's Office, the Marshal, ATF, and OSBI which is handling the investigation.
2 News spoke with neighbors who said they are feeling a mix of emotions from sadness to anger.
One of those neighbors said the little girl in the family would come to her house to pick flowers. She said all the kids were the sweetest, and when she heard police yell for medical after entering the home, her heart broke.
Both neighbors also stated they felt this could have been prevented.
2 News will update as we learn more.
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