UPDATED April 8, 2025 - The family of 56-year-old Tina Mitchell have started a Go Fund Me page, and are asking the community to help with funeral costs. Mitchell is the woman who suffered stab wounds and multiple gunshot wounds in Haskell County on Saturday, April 5th.

The Go Fund Me says, “As many have heard, we very recently lost our mother, Tina Mitchell, and our Granny, Shirley Fisher to senseless tragic events in which their lives were taken from them in cold blood. With time, more information will surface but as of now we are just trying to process this nightmare, tackle the immediate issues at hand, and later take focus towards justice. These were two innocent women that loved, gave back, and only wanted positivity and good in the world. It is shocking and frustrating that this has happened to them, but we are coming together as a family to adjust to our new life and figure out ways to navigate this tragedy”

CLICK HERE if you would like to make a donation to the family.

Two suspects in custody following homicide investigation in Haskell County

April 7, 2025 - The Haskell County Sheriff’s Office says they requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to help with a homicide investigation.

Just before 6:00 p.m. on April 5 deputies responded to a shooting call in Stigler near Cass Road and discovered 56-year-old Tina Mitchell who had suffered from stab wounds and multiple gunshot wounds.

Mitchell was pronounced deceased at the scene. During the investigation deputies and OSBI special agents identified the suspect as 49-year-old Billy Mitchell.

Billy Mitchell reportedly fled on foot, and deputies say another suspect, Jack Swanda, was still on scene when they arrived. Swanda had injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The OSBI and local law enforcement agencies searched for Billy Mitchell and eventually found him at a nearby property.

He was arrested and booked into the Haskell County Jail. After being released from the hospital, Swanda was also arrested and taken to the Haskell County jail.

Continuing their search, deputies found the body of a second victim. The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to figure out a cause of death.