Woman Takes 4 Children Hostages Before Shooting Herself In The Head. Tulsa Police Dec. 23, 2023

Police says that on December 23, 2023 at approximately 10:30 PM, Tulsa Police responded to a domestic disturbance near 31 street and in Mingo involving a 29-year-old female suspect Taylor Torres who brandished and fired a firearm while taking hostages inside a residence.
Upon arrival, Officers established a perimeter and attempted to negotiate with Torres. Torres made threats of suicide and harm to others, including the hostages inside the residence police said.
Due to the imminent danger to the hostages, Officers entered the residence.Show more

Once inside the residence, officers could hear an infant crying. The officers determined Torres and the hostages were in the bedroom. After officers breached the bedroom door they determined Torres was in the closet while the 4 hostages, including a one years old and a 7 years old, were next to a bed within the shooting range of Torres.

During the encounter, Torres began a countdown as if preparing to shoot prompting an officer with a shield to placed himself between Torres and the hostages to discharge their weapon. At the exact same time, Torres shot herself in the head, according to police.

The hostages were evacuated from the room and officers attempted to render aid but Taylor Torres was already dead.
No hostages or Officers were injured.

All of the evidence in the case was submitted to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office. After reviewing the facts of the incident, the District Attorney's Office ruled the shooting by the Officer to be justified.