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Small northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom shaken by alleged double homicide

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are questioning multiple people of interest, with officials saying the community is not in danger

Small northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom shaken by alleged double homicide

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are questioning multiple people of interest, with officials saying the community is not in danger

THERE. YEAH. STATE AGENTS ARE QUESTIONING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN RESPONSE. TO THIS CHILLING CRIME. THEY SAY THE COMMUNITY IS NOT IN DANGER, BUT NEIGHBORS TELL ME THIS WILL FOREVER CHANGE THEIR LITTLE TOWN. AROUND 4 A.M., THE WOODS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL OF SHOTS FIRED AT A HOME IN THE SMALL TOWN OF FREEDOM. NEIGHBORS TOLD KOCO THEY WOKE UP TO MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF GUNSHOTS WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THE HOME ON SADDLEHORN DRIVE, THEY FOUND A CRIME SCENE THAT WOULD SHAKE UP THE TOWN. WHEN THE WOODS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDED TO THAT CALL AND GOT TO THE HOME, THEY FOUND TWO MALES, ONE WAS DECEASED. THE OTHER WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THEY WERE ABLE TO PERFORM LIFE SAVING MEASURES ON THAT SECOND VICTIM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT SECOND VICTIM DID PASS AWAY. FREEDOM WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. MHM. NOW FREEDOM PUBLIC SCHOOLS CANCELED CLASSES TODAY AS AUTHORITIES SEARCHED FOR ANSWERS. BUT THE SUPERINTENDE TELLS ME CLASS WILL BE BACK IN SESSION TOMORROW COMING UP AT SIX. WE’LL HEAR MORE FROM GRIEVING NEIGHBORS ON ONE OF THE VICTIMS. THEY KNEW. REPORTING LIVE FRO
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Small northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom shaken by alleged double homicide

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are questioning multiple people of interest, with officials saying the community is not in danger

Two men are dead after an alleged double homicide has shaken the small northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom.Around 4 a.m. on Thursday, the Woods County Sheriff's Office received a call of shots fired at a home in Freedom. When deputies arrived at the home on Saddlehorn Drive, they found a crime scene. | ORIGINAL STORY | Law enforcement investigates possible double homicide in northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom"When the Woods County Sheriff's Office responded to that call, got the home, they found two males," Hunter McKee, with the OSBI, said. "One was deceased. The other was in critical condition. They were able to perform life-saving measures, but, unfortunately, that victim passed away."Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are questioning multiple people of interest, with officials saying the community is not in danger. Neighbors, however, told KOCO 5 this will forever change their small town. >> Download the KOCO 5 App"Freedom will never be the same again," neighbor Nancy Harger said.Freedom Public Schools canceled classes on Thursday as authorities searched for answers. The superintendent told KOCO 5 that schools will be back in session on Friday.Top Headlines Law enforcement investigates possible double homicide in northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre announces first round of concerts since upgrades OJ Simpson, one-time football legend acquitted of murder charges, dies at 76 'I'm not giving up': Maryland woman's social media helps catch mom's killer Witness' tip led to discovery of body buried in Oklahoma City backyard, police say

Two men are dead after an alleged double homicide has shaken the small northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom.

Around 4 a.m. on Thursday, the Woods County Sheriff's Office received a call of shots fired at a home in Freedom. When deputies arrived at the home on Saddlehorn Drive, they found a crime scene.

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| ORIGINAL STORY | Law enforcement investigates possible double homicide in northwestern Oklahoma town of Freedom

"When the Woods County Sheriff's Office responded to that call, got the home, they found two males," Hunter McKee, with the OSBI, said. "One was deceased. The other was in critical condition. They were able to perform life-saving measures, but, unfortunately, that victim passed away."

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are questioning multiple people of interest, with officials saying the community is not in danger. Neighbors, however, told KOCO 5 this will forever change their small town.

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"Freedom will never be the same again," neighbor Nancy Harger said.

Freedom Public Schools canceled classes on Thursday as authorities searched for answers. The superintendent told KOCO 5 that schools will be back in session on Friday.


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