Suspect In Mother's Murder Commits Suicide + Man Stabs Neighbor

Get on up, Tulsa! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything happening today in Tulsa.

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First, today's weather:

Windy and hot with sunshine. High: 95 Low: 68.

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Here are the top stories today in Tulsa:

1. Tulsa police said around midnight on Friday morning, officers spotted Tommy Carmichel driving a white truck in West Tulsa. He refused to pull over and was heading towards the same area investigators found Carmichel's mother, 69-year-old Carol Longacre, dead in a bathtub on Wednesday evening. During Friday morning's chase, police sent officers to the home where the homicide happened to get ahead of Carmichel. He pulled up to the house and tried to get inside before shooting himself. (News On 6)
2. Tulsa Police say one person was stabbed multiple times overnight at an apartment complex near 71st and South Lewis. According to police, a resident at the complex said his neighbors downstairs were being too loud, so he went downstairs to confront them. Police say during the confrontation, the resident ended up stabbing his downstairs neighbor with a box cutter five times, including in the neck and face. (News On 6)
3. A Vietnam Veteran gave their burial plot to the family of a man killed near the Tulsa State Fair. (KRMG)
4. The Tulsa Fire Department is working to investigate what caused an east Tulsa home to catch fire Thursday night. (KTUL)
5. Tulsa schools are facing new crises as the national food supply shortage impacts menus, materials, and more. (KOKI FOX 23)

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— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.