2021 Muskogee shooting
| 2021 Muskogee shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°43′56″N 95°20′53″W / 35.73209°N 95.34805°W |
| Date | February 2, 2021 1:30 a.m. (CST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, pedicide |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Jarron Deajon Pridgeon |
The 2021 Muskogee shooting was a mass murder that occurred in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, on February 2, 2021, when a gunman opened fire at a house. The shooter killed six people—a man and five children—and a woman was seriously injured. Law enforcement responded to the residence at 1:30 a.m. CST. A male suspect was taken into custody after he was briefly pursued on foot by police officers, but a motive is yet undetermined and no other suspects are involved. The a request to delay the trial for murder was heard by a judge in early 2023. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Oklahoma since the 1986 Edmond post office shooting.