Three members of a Chickasha family were killed in their home in May 2024. On Saturday, May 11, 2024, 55-year-old James Lee Mayhugh was found fatally shot along with his 54-year-old wife, Patty Jane Mayhugh, and their 28-year-old daughter, Shayla Lynn Mayhugh. A 911 caller had reported shell casings on the front porch of the house in the 1000 block of South 6th Street, and officers found all three victims with gunshot wounds inside the residence.

Investigation attention quickly centered on the couple’s 22-year-old son, Jacob Mayhugh, after authorities learned he had recently purchased an AR-15 style rifle matching the type recovered at the scene. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation issued a warrant and sought him as a person of interest. Jacob was located and arrested in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown on Tuesday, May 14, after a three-day manhunt; court documents say he confessed to the killings and that investigators found evidence he had discussed further violence. A plate of pizza and an intact pizza were reported inside the home after Jacob told his girlfriend he was going there for pizza the evening of the shootings.

Jacob Mayhugh was booked in the Grady County jail and charged with three counts of first-degree murder; prosecutors have indicated they will seek the death penalty. Does anyone have information about the family or that neighborhood on South 6th Street that could shed light on what happened?