Granny Finds Granddaughter and Her Friend Shot and Killed

[kellyhound]

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Taylor Placker, 13 and Skyla Whitaker, 11, were shot and killed on County Line Road near the small town of Weleetka in Okfuskee County, about 90 miles east of Oklahoma City.

The girls had spent the night at Placker’s rural home near Weleetka.

The two girls walked to a nearby bridge --a popular hangout for young people in the area. Shortly after they left the Placker home, Skyla’s mother called to say that she was coming to pick up her daughter.

Peter Placker, Taylor’s grandfather, tried to reach Taylor on her cell phone to tell them to come home.

When Taylor didn't answer, Placker then walked down the dirt road in search of the girls. He found the girls --shot to death on the side of the road.


His wife, the grandmother, called 911 and the Okfuskee County Sheriff Department arrived at the location.

The sheriff requested help from the Oklahioma Bureau of Investigation.

The OSBI discovered that 2 different caliber weapons were used on each of the girls, indicating the possibility that 2 or more shooters are involved --or that one shooter used 2 guns.

At the scene, OSBI crime scene agents collected several pieces of possible evidence in the case.

Among those items were tire track impressions, shoe impressions, and bullet casings.

[chris]

oh how sad, I'm going to check the status of this case and see if they caught anyone

[chris]

Looks like no one has been caught, that sucks. Who in the hell would just randomly shoot two kids that age. Totally fucked up.