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Christa Engles

Death by Force
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In a tragic and unforeseen turn of events, 26-year-old Christa Engles, a female U.S. Army veteran and active reservist, lost her life in what authorities have described as a 'horrible, horrible accident.' The incident occurred on a Monday afternoon in November 2014, inside her Tulsa, Oklahoma, home. Engles was reportedly in the process of changing her one-year-old daughter's diaper when the unthinkable happened. Her three-year-old son discovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun that had been stor ...Read More
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  • KOKH: Police identify Tulsa woman fatally shot by son
  • KFOR.com: Tulsa mother dies after being accidentally shot by toddler son
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    Victim Details

    Christa Engles

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Tulsa

    OK

    2014-11-24

    26

    Christa

    Engles

    11/25/2025

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    Hey everyone,
    I've been following Christa Engles' case, and my thoughts have really been with h... ...Read More
    08/16/2024
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    07/23/2024
    I came across the Christa Engles case recently, and I just can't stop thinking about those two littl... ...Read More
    12/13/2023
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