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All five were
found dead at their home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, late on
Wednesday by police responding to a 911 emergency call from a
line with no audible message, police said.
David Bever, 52; his wife April Bever, 44; two sons aged 12 and
7; and a daughter, 5, were found dead, Broken Arrow police said.
A sixth family member survived the stabbing and was in serious
condition on Thursday after surgery at a Tulsa-area hospital,
according to police. A young sibling was found unharmed and
placed in state custody, police said.
The suspects, the Bevers' 18- and 16-year-old sons, were tracked
down by a police canine officer in a wooded area near the house
and taken into custody, Broken Arrow Police Corporal Leon
Calhoun said.
Several weapons were used in the killings, Calhoun said.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Tulsa County
District Attorney and the state human services department are
assisting in the investigation, police said.
Broken Arrow is about 14 miles southeast of Tulsa.
(Reporting by Heide Brandes in Oklahoma City; Editing by David
Bailey and Mohammad Zargham)
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