Four dead in Tulsa apartment shooting
BY JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer
Monday, January 07, 2013
1/08/13 at 7:36 AM
Four women were found shot to death Monday at an apartment near 61st Street and Peoria Avenue.
The four females who all appear to be adults were found dead with gunshot wounds at Fairmont Terrace, police said.
A 4-year-old was found uninjured in the apartment and taken into protective custody, police said.
Police and EMSA were called to the scene at 12:36 p.m. after an individual came to the apartment and found the bodies. EMSA spokeswoman Kelli Bruer said four people were pronounced dead at the scene and that no one was transported by paramedics.
Police believe someone was in contact with at least one of the victims in the hour before the deaths. They canvassed the area to try to find any witnesses
Homicide and child crisis detectives are on the scene.
"It's not everyday you see something like this in the city of Tulsa," Tulsa Police Officer Leland Ashley said.
The child was believed to be inside the residence when the crime occurred, police said.
"It’s very tragic for one life to be lost, but to have four lost in the same day at the same scene, it’s very gut-wrenching," Ashley said.
Police have no leads in the case and the motive is still under investigation.
"We're asking anyone with any information to please come forward," Ashley said. "It’s very unusual for someone to commit a crime like this and not discuss it with someone."
Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS or visit tulsaworld.com/crimestoppers.
Tulsa County land records list the privately owned property, which accepts tenants using federal "Section 8" housing assistance, as being owned since 2005 by two limited liability corporations.
DK Ukiah Properties LLC and 1574 Pacific LLC were both were registered as companies in Oklahoma in 2005, shortly before purchasing the property from another company. The owners each held half of the property in a 2006 agreement filed with the Tulsa County clerk's office. Constance Reynolds, of Alameda, Calif., is listed as the sole member and manager of 1574 Pacific LLC while Doug Solis, of Mendocino County, Calif.. is listed as managing member of DK Ukiah Properties.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Associated Images:
A woman watches as police investigate a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
A police officer (center) talks with a man as an EMSA medic prepares a car-seat for a child after a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Sgt. Dave Walker, leader of the Tulsa Police Department's homicide unit, talks on the phone after a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Officers from the Tulsa Police Department's Gang Unit gather after a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Officer Leland Ashley briefs reporters after a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Onlookers watch as police investigate a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Police lead a woman from an apartment after a quadruple homicide at Tulsa's Fairmont Terrace apartment complex on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Police gather at the scene of a multiple homicide at the Fairmont Terrace apartment complex in Tulsa on Monday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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