Family Holds Balloon Release For 6 Victims Of Muskogee Shooting

Monday night, Muskogee honored the six people shot and killed last week with a balloon release.

Police said 24-year-old Javiron Lee was shot and killed by his brother, along with five children also killed. One of them would have turned three years old Monday.

“It feels good to have those people come out and back you and be there for you. It's very important. Community is just as important as family,” Raven Anderson, sister of a victim, said.

The suspected shooter, 25-year-old Jarron Pridgeon is behind bars. Relatives told News ON 6 he is the father of three of the kids who were killed.