Home invaders punch teenage babysitters, threaten to shoot them with 5 children inside
Two 16-year-olds were babysitting five children inside a southwest Oklahoma City home when, in broad daylight, someone broke in.
One morning, the suspects banged on the door at a home until it flew open. The children the two teenagers were babysitting were between 3 and 11 years old.
"Shock that it's happening so close to my house," neighbor James Harvey said. "Scary for everybody around here."
Police told KOCO 5 no adults were around during the home invasion, which they said turned violent. Once the two suspects got in, police said they demanded to know where the homeowner was and then punched both 16-year-olds in the face.
"Makes me feel bad for the kids, the trauma they had to go through," Harvey said.
When security knocked on the door, the suspects threatened to shoot the victims if they made a noise, according to police. Hearing that detail left Harvey speechless.
"I just don't know what to even think about that," he said.
Officers said the suspects then took the two teenagers' phones and left the house. Police arrested a female suspect and are searching for another, which leaves Harvey upset he wasn't home when the incident occurred.
"I wish I had been home. I could have gotten it taken care of before they got as far as they did," he said.
Anyone with information about the second suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300 or send a tip online.