OWASSO, Okla. — Investigators with the Owasso Police Department say Jeremiah Shawn Duffey shot and killed his wife, Sara, before killing himself the evening of July 23.
Owasso police responded to a domestic violence call from Sara, after dispatchers heard a gunshot on the call. They said the caller stopped responding after the shot.
A second 911 call then came in from Sara’s son, who called from a neighbor's home after he witnessed the shooting. Police found two people dead inside the home.
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Sara filed a protective order against Shawn last month, in the paperwork she alleged he got caught kissing a child on one of the basketball teams that he coaches. The protective order claims after being confronted, Shawn threatened suicide and went on the run. She'd filed two previous protective orders against him in 2021, one for abuse and one for stalking.
The parent of that student contacted Owasso police on June 9. She said Duffey inappropriately touched her child.
Owasso police released more details about this investigation on July 25th.
They got a call from the mother around 8 p.m. on June 9th. The mother said that evening while at basketball practice for a competitive traveling team another coach witnessed Shawn Duffey inappropriately touch a child on the team. Duffey also coached the team.
The mother reported similar conduct by this coach towards her daughter over an extended period of time, in multiple law enforcement jurisdictions, across multiple states prior to this incident.
When the other coach witnessed the incident he stopped it and called the child's mother. Police said Duffey took off and didn't see him again after the incident.
Since Duffy was Osage the incident is federal jurisdiction, Owasso police turned their report over to the investigating agency.
The child's mother also filed a protective order against Shawn, claiming he gave her daughter to stay quiet about inappropriate messages and actions.
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"Domestic violence doesn't discriminate," said Brittany Fisher. "It does not pick you because you have a nice home, socially or economically, it does not matter."
2 News Oklahoma previously interviewed Shawn and Sara following a story involving embezzlement at a nearby school.
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