Muskogee man sentenced for mass shooting that killed six

A Muskogee man today pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree for the fatal shooting of his brother and five young children - including three of his own - on February 2, 2021.

Police say Jarron Pridgeon shot all six victims at a Muskogee home where police say he sometimes lived, and also shot and severely wounded the children’s mother.

The motive was never clear.

A judge sentenced him to six life terms in prison without the possibility of parole.

He was also sentenced to 10 years for assault and battery and 10 years for possessing a firearm after previous conviction of a felony

It was the worst fatal mass shooting in Oklahoma since the Edmond Post Office shooting in 1986.