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CHILD KILLED: Tulsa police investigate shooting that killed 4-year-old

4-year-old child killed in north Tulsa shooting
Tulsa police investigate shooting in north Tulsa
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TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police are investigating a shooting in north Tulsa that left a four-year-old dead and a mother hospitalized.

Investigators said the shooting originally happened inside an apartment unit at Seminole Hills near Virgin and Peoria around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 24.

According to police, Jaylen Green fired shots at his girlfriend and son inside an apartment.

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Police said the three reportedly tried to get to the hospital in a car, but it broke down near Pine and Lewis. There, the mother and child were put in an ambulance, and officers detained Green.

The child died at the hospital. The mother has surgery and is expected to survive.

Police are still determining key details about what led to the shooting.

Green is expected to face charges including 2nd degree murder, possessing a firearm while being a felon, and resisting arrest.

Tulsa police investigate shooting in north Tulsa


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