Two children killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Delaware County were TPS students, the district confirms

Tulsa Public Schools confirmed that the two children killed in November in Delaware County were students at Bell Elementary.

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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office said they found Alisia Pena and her 5- and 7-year-old children dead in a car on Highway 85 near Ketchum.

Officers said they were all shot and believed it was a murder-suicide.

Investigators said the family was from Tulsa and were unsure why they and the children were in Delaware County in the first place.

TPS said it offers counseling and other mental health support for students.

The children’s names were not released.

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Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after three people, including two children, were found dead in a vehicle near Highway 85 and East 340 Road early Saturday.

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle around 6 a.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered the bodies of Alisia Peña, 38, of Tulsa, and her two children, both under 10 years old.

Preliminary findings indicate that Peña shot the children before taking her own life. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause and manner of death.

“At this point we are still trying to figure out why she was in the area. There are no known relatives or contacts of hers to be in the area,” said Cpt. Jackie Smithson, with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say they plan to interview family members next week to find out why this happened.

No further details are being released at this time.