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Five children among 6 killed in Oklahoma shooting rampage

Five children were among six people killed Tuesday in a shooting rampage at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, US authorities said. (Photo by AFP)

US authorities have said that at least five children were among six people killed in a shooting rampage at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The deadly incident happened on Tuesday at about 1:30 a.m. Police arrested a suspect with a gun after a short foot pursuit.

Police responded to the shooting at the home where officers encountered a person with a gun, and one officer fired one shot that missed the armed person as he ran from the scene, police said.

Police said they found one man and four children dead at the scene, and another child died at a hospital, police said.

A woman with life-threatening injuries and an infant were taken to the hospital, police said.


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