Two gunners involved in girls' shootings; Witness steps forward

by apawa | June 12, 2008 at 04:07 pm

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UPDATE: Police believe a credible witness may have come forward in the shooting deaths of two Oklahoma girls. Investigators however did not confirm whether a description of the suspects was offered.

Investigators talked with a witness who said he saw two girls moments before they were killed along a county road in east-central Oklahoma, a state agent said.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation lead agent Ben Rosser said they tested the witness' story and believe him to be credible. During a Thursday news conference, Rosser said that the witness offered no names of people he might have seen in the area moments before Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker, 13, of Weleetka, and Skyla Jade Whitaker, 11, of Henryetta, were shot to death.

Investigators in Oklahoma believe there may have been two shooters in the killings of two girls. Considering the location of the bodies the shooters were most likely from the area, police are urging parents to keep a close eye on their children.

Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker, 13, of Weleetka and Skyla Jade Whitaker, 11, of Henryetta, were shot multiple times Sunday on a rural road about a quarter-mile from Taylor's home.

Investigators don't have any suspects or motives, but a forensic examination of the bodies indicated that two guns had been used, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations Agent Ben Rosser said Wednesday.

"This leads us to believe that we're probably looking for two shooters," Rosser said at a news conference Wednesday. With two shooters, Rosser said he was hopeful that one would turn on the other and come forward.