Two men were arrested after a potentially racially motivated shooting rampage that left three dead Friday in Tulsa, the Washington Post reported.
It is believe that one of the men, Jake England, 19, sought revenge for the murder of his father two years ago by a black man, according to the New York Times.
England posted a Facebook status on Thursday expressing anger about his father's death that included a racial slur. The next day he and roommate Alvin Watts, 32, went to a predominantly black neighborhood in north Tulsa where it is believed they went on a shooting rampage, the Washington Post reported.
The men were arrested Sunday after an anonymous tip and will be charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts shooting with intent to kill, the New York Times reported.
Two men arrested in Tulsa shooting rampage
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