Adult, 2 children found dead at Tinker

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Adult, 2 children found dead at Tinker
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Feb 26, 2008 5:55:26 EST

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — An adult and two children were found dead inside family housing Monday following a domestic disturbance at Tinker Air Force Base.

An Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office tactical team entered the home and discovered a man and children, ages 4 and 8, around 4:30 p.m., two hours after military security forces contacted the sheriff’s office for assistance, Sheriff John Whetsel said.

“At that point in time, the information that we received was that a member of the military and an ex-spouse had an altercation, that the ex-spouse had left the residence, and that she had heard gunshots upon her departure from the residence,” Whetsel told reporters at a news conference on the southeast Oklahoma City base.

Officials said the names of the victims were withheld pending notification next of kin, but Whetsel and Col. Mark Correll, a Tinker spokesman, referred to him as a member of the military.

Correll said Air Force policy precludes any release of information on the deceased within 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.


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