| Two suspects in a Tulsa, Okla., shooting spree are due in court Monday to face first-degree murder charges. Three people were killed and two were wounded in Friday's shootings. 3 dead, 2 wounded in Tulsa shooting spree The racially charged case involves victims who were all black, and the suspects who are white. The suspects were caught early Sunday in a massive manhunt the FBI dubbed "Operation Random Shooter." Up until the arrests, it was a frightening 48 hours for residents in Tulsa, a city of 392000 people, about 62000 of whom are black. Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan says the credit for Sunday's arrests goes in large part to the Tulsa community. "We were desperate for leads. That's why we made some very pointed requests for our community to come forward," he said. "And they did." Jake England, 19, and his 32-year-old roommate Alvin Watts were found holed up in a trailer north of Tulsa. Police won't speculate on a motive for the crimes. But England's background speaks of recent personal troubles. Two years ago, his father, Carl, was shot and killed. A black man, Pernell Jefferson, was arrested as a person of interest. Then in January, England's fiance Sheran, the mother of their infant son, took her own life. And the day before the shootings, England used a racial slur in a Facebook posting writing, "Today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by af******* n*****. It's hard not to go off between that and Sheran. I'm gone in the head." Despite that, police say ... |
