Authorities are offering new details about a deadly three-hour standoff in Verdigris that left three children and a woman dead Thursday.
Brandy McCaslin, 39, shot and killed her three children and then turned the gun on herself, OSBI said.
The OSBI said Verdigris officers were driving near Dogwood Court and Cyprus streets around 4 p.m. Thursday when they were flagged down to a home by fireworks going off outside the home. Investigators said police went to investigate and found a woman inside the home who was armed and barricaded.
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OSBI officials said officers attempted to make contact and that’s when the standoff began.
According to investigators, after three hours, officers went inside and found an adult woman and three children who had been shot.
OSBI officials said it will be a difficult case to investigate because children are involved.
“When you’re talking about four people dead, three children, that’s extremely difficult for everyone involved. Everyone that’s watching this is trying to help as best they can,” said Hunter McKee of the OSBI.
OSBI is still investigating and said there are currently no other suspects involved.
