Tommy Spurlock Jr., a 59-year-old man from Wagoner, Oklahoma, was found inside a Rocky Point residence with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest on July 26, 2021. First responders attempted lifesaving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Spurlock’s 29-year-old daughter, Sabrina L. Spurlock, had been jailed for public intoxication and released the same day. Authorities believe she went to her father’s home, shot him, and left with her two children, ages eight and six. Later law enforcement accounts say she demanded the return of her children and fired a shotgun before fleeing. An Amber Alert was issued around 7 p.m.; a motorist who saw the alert reported spotting her vehicle at a motel several hours south of Wagoner. Caddo police pursued along U.S. 69/75, used spike strips, and took her into custody just before 9 p.m. in Bryan County; both children were recovered unharmed.

Caddo police filed charges stemming from the chase, including eluding a police officer, child endangerment, and flight to avoid. Wagoner County investigators handled the homicide probe; the sheriff said the motive remained unclear as detectives prepared to question Sabrina Spurlock. Does anyone have information about the events leading up to July 26, 2021, or knew the family?