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Oklahoma Influencer Killed in Murder-Suicide by Estranged Husband

Police say he violated a protective order issued days earlier, prompting an ongoing investigation.

Overview

  • Owasso police say they found Sara Duffey and her estranged husband dead from gunshot wounds after her son ran to a neighbor and a 911 call led officers to the home, and investigators say he shot her then himself on Thursday night, July 23.
  • Authorities say Jeremiah Shawn Duffey broke a protective order that a judge had granted to Duffey in June.
  • Court records show Sara Duffey filed the June order after alleging she confronted her husband about being seen kissing a child he coached and that he later threatened suicide and fled.
  • A separate protective order filed by the mother of a 15-year-old on the youth basketball team Duffey coached alleges kissing, inappropriate messages, invitations to a hotel room, and offers of money to keep the girl quiet.
  • Friends and neighbors have launched a GoFundMe and planned a vigil for Duffey’s children while police continue to investigate and caution that details in the court records and reports remain subject to change.