In the early morning hours of November 1, 2018, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, a devastating series of events unfolded within a family's home. Kloee Toliver, a 16-year-old female and a junior at Beggs High School, was shot in the head while she was sleeping. Her older brother, 18-year-old Kayson Toliver, was also shot and killed in his bed. The person responsible for this horrific act was their mother, Amy Leann Hall.
After shooting her two older children, Hall then fired at her 14-year-old daughter, who was sharing a room with Kloee. The youngest daughter was grazed in the head and neck but managed to escape to a bathroom. In a remarkable act of courage, the 14-year-old was able to talk her mother into surrendering the gun.
While Kayson was pronounced dead at the scene, Kloee was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. She was later declared brain dead. In an act of profound generosity amidst their grief, her family chose to donate her organs. Kloee remained on life support for five days until the donations could be arranged, ultimately passing away on November 6, 2018. Her final gift was the gift of life to eight different people who received her organs. The community of Beggs mourned the loss of the well-liked high school cheerleader, holding a candlelight vigil in her honor.
Following the shootings, Amy Hall fled the family home, leading police on a high-speed chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour before she was apprehended. When questioned by investigators, Hall reportedly stated she was 'so sorry' and claimed that some part of her believed she was 'saving them' from her ex-husband. She had planned to kill her children and then herself, but her youngest daughter's intervention disrupted her plan. Hall was arrested and charged with the murders of Kloee and Kayson, and for shooting with intent to kill her youngest daughter. In November 2022, she pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and one count of assault with intent to commit murder. Subsequently, a judge sentenced Amy Hall to two life sentences for the murders, to be served concurrently with a 240-month sentence for the assault.
