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Breaking News Update 8:25 am 12\/6\/23<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Authorities say a homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside a car at a Bixby park.<\/p>\n According to police, shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, officers were called to conduct a welfare check on a woman whose children were worried about her.<\/p>\n Related story: <\/strong>Pryor police arrest man in connection with late-night homicide<\/strong><\/p>\n Police say they located the car the caller had detailed to Washington Irving Memorial Park near East 136th Street South and South Memorial Drive and found a woman dead inside. <\/p>\n Authorities say they were able to locate a suspect in connection with the homicide, and after a chase with law enforcement that ended in a crash near Northeast 1st Street in Pryor, they arrested 34-year-old Travis Glenn Ballard years.<\/p>\n Authorities have not yet identified the woman who was found dead. <\/p>\n This is a breaking news update, the original story can be found below. <\/strong><\/p>\n —<\/p>\n There is a heavy police presence at a Bixby park Monday morning. <\/p>\n News On 6 crews first arrived at the scene around 1 a.m. and saw police in the area and the crime scene taped off at the park.<\/p>\n News On 6 crews reached out to Bixby police about the situation, but authorities have not released any information.<\/p>\n Police have blocked all entrances to the park and it is currently unclear why officers are at the scene. <\/p>\n