Father trying to drown twin babies fatally shot by neighbor

By Jennifer Cruz

An autopsy, which will include a toxicology report, will be performed on Leland Foster. (Photo: Oklahoma County Jail)
A 27-year-old man is dead after he attempted to kill his 3-month-old twins by drowning them in a bathtub at a home in Ada, Oklahoma, Friday, before a neighbor, who was armed with a gun, intervened.
The neighbor, Cash Freeman, was alerted to the situation by a 12-year-old girl who ran to his home for help, according to reports from The Ada News.
The incident unfolded around 12:30 p.m. when the suspect, Leland Foster, who was armed with a knife, forced his way into the home of his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Sorrells. According to Ada Public Information Director Lisa Bratcher, Sorrells called the police and said Foster was trying to kill her and her babies. Bratcher said screaming and sounds of a struggle could he heard over the phone.
At some point during the altercation, Foster slammed Sorrells to the ground, knocking her unconscious. Sorrells told News 9 sometime later she awakened to the sound of water running in the bathtub and Foster walking down the hall holding the babies. When she went to see what was happening, she realized Foster was trying to drown the

Source: Guns.com