Man Dead, Son In Custody In Broken Arrow Homicide Investigation

Broken Arrow police say a man is dead and his 18-year-old son is in custody.<br/><br/>

Friday, December 7th 2018, 6:07 pm

By: Amy Avery

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Man Dead, Son In Custody In Broken Arrow Homicide Investigation

Broken Arrow police say a man is dead and his 18-year-old son is in custody.

Officers say they were called to a home near Elm and Kenosha around 1:45 Friday afternoon. They say the 18-year-old initially would not let them inside. When he finally did, police found the man dead inside.

The victim is in his mid-40s, according to police. Officers are not calling the son a suspect at this time, but some neighbors have said they have had problems with the teen before.

Broken Arrow Police say they went to do a welfare check after a family member called and told them they hadn't heard from the home owner for about a week.

Police haven't released the manner of the man's death, and they don't know how long he had been there.

"Any death investigation is investigated as a homicide initially unless we can immediately determine that that is not the case," said Officer James Koch, Broken Arrow Police Department.

The incident is still under investigation.

Amy Avery

Amy Avery joined News On 6 in September 2017 as a reporter for the evening shows. She transferred from News On 6’s sister station News 9 in Oklahoma City.

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