Broken Arrow Police have released the name of the 18-year-old suspect in a family homicide that happened late Wednesday night.
Robert Bever, 18, is in custody along with his 16-year-old brother. They are suspected of stabbing their parents, 52-year-old David Bever and 44-year-old April Bever, and three of their siblings to death with knives and hatchets. Police have tentatively identified the other victims as a 5-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy and a 12-year old boy.
"Not only is this unusual for Broken Arrow, it's unheard of to have, you know, a fatality in Broken Arrow, a homicide, and, of course, in this case, to actually have five," said Cpl. Leon Calhoun. "It's very tragic."
A sixth victim, a 13-year-old girl, is in the hospital in serious but stable condition. She was also stabbed multiple times.
"Because of the fact she's recovering from surgery, we haven't had an opportunity, from my understanding, yet to talk to her," Calhoun said. "Obviously we want to make sure she recovers, but it is believed that she was the one that actually made the 911 call."
Police responded to the Bever home in the 700 block of Magnolia Court after receiving a 911 call where the line was open but no one spoke.
A 2-year-old girl was found unharmed. She is in state custody.
Police and the state bureau of investigation are still piecing together what happened.
