Man killed his three young children and then took his own life in Oklahoma

• A man killed his three children all under the age of 7.
• The murder-suicide occurred in Oklahoma City on Saturday.
• After he killed his three children, the father turned the gun on himself.

A tragic crime shocks Oklahoma City. Authorities confirmed that an Oklahoma father had shot his three young children to death, then turned the gun on himself on Saturday morning, August 6. The bodies of the entire family were found inside a car.

A pedestrian called the police after stumbling upon the chilling scene of the four bodies inside a parked vehicle in an Oklahoma City neighborhood around 7:30 a.m., police said, according to The New York Post and The Sun.

Tragic decision: A father killed his three children and then took his own life

Police had been searching for the man and his children since 4:30 a.m. after they received a complaint that he had taken the children and made «concerning statements» about their safety, according to authorities.

The father who killed his three children has not been publicly identified, the NY Post noted. All three victims were under the age of seven, authorities said. Their names and genders were also not revealed at the time. “This weekend, we will release very little information,” said Oklahoma City Police Capt. Michelle Henderson.

Father who killed his children had made threatening statements

According to The Sun, the father had reportedly made threatening statements when he left the family home hours before he and his children were found dead inside a vehicle whose characteristics were not specified.

The policemen had received the first call at 4.30 am to carry out a welfare check, which led the police to search for the victims. The caller told police that the father made threatening statements when he left the house with his children, said KOCO 5.

Who found the bodies?

The original call was for them to go to the family’s home, but their bodies were discovered hours later in a different neighborhood. The police were actively looking for the family when a jogger found the bodies inside a car, The Sun reported.

The cause of death was not confirmed, but the authorities said that the father killed his three children and then himself. The children’s mother was notified of the tragedy immediately, police reported. “This is a tragic situation. There are a lot of emotions involved,” Police Capt. Michelle Henderson said.

Painful death of a family

The captain added: “So we want to always be mindful and understanding of that and make sure no one finds out on TV or on social media before we have a chance to talk to them.” The investigation into the unfortunate event is ongoing.

In another case, authorities found a family of five, including two children, dead in an apparent murder-suicide that took place in a home located southeast of Orlando, Florida, on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 2, according to various media reports.