Muskogee, OK police are investigating a shooting that left 6 members of one family dead, including 5 children.
Police arrested Jarron Dejon Pridgeon, 25, after a brief foot chase. He is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jalaiya Pridgeon, 1; Jaidus Pridgeon, 3; Harmony Anderson, 5; Neveah Pridgeon, 6; and Que’dynce Anderson, 9.
Also killed was Javarion Lee, 24, the suspect’s brother.
The children’s mother, Brittany Anderson, is recovering from a bullet wound at a Tulsa hospital in stable condition, KJRH News reports.
Three other children in the home weren’t harmed. They are currently in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, KJRH News reported.
Muskogee police responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots at a home in the 900 block of Indiana around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police arrived just as the armed suspect was fleeing the scene.
“One of our officers shot, fired at that suspect, missing him. The suspect ran off,” said Lynn Hamlin, public information officer with Muskogee police.
Officers chased the man a short distance and took him into custody without any shots being fired.
Police said Pridgeon is uncooperative in the investigation. A motive for the shootings is unknown.
Pridegeon was arraigned Tuesday afternoon and has a second court hearing Wednesday. He is being held in jail without bond.
