A disturbing pattern of family tragedy has resurfaced in Broken Arrow, where police discovered three bodies inside a home on West Roanoke Street. Authorities say the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, marking the third violent loss within this family in less than three years.

On May 28, Broken Arrow police arrived at the home while serving a warrant related to a missing persons case. Inside, they found 58-year-old Rodney Shippy dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Near him lay the bodies of his 10-year-old son, Logan, and a woman believed to be his 20-year-old daughter, Alyssa Shippy. A dog was also found dead inside the home.

Although the woman’s body has not been officially identified due to its condition, a family member, Patti Williams, told 2 News she believes it is Alyssa, who had been missing since November 2024. “He [Rodney] seemed to be holding it together months after she [Lisa, his wife] passed,” Williams said. “Then he started estranging himself to everyone.[sic]”

The Shippy family has faced repeated heartbreak. In August 2022, Lisa Shippy, wife to Rodney and mother to Alyssa and Logan, took her own life at the same residence. She was 41 at the time. Her death left behind a grieving husband and two young children.

Just months later, in January 2023, another devastating act struck the extended family. Kenneth Carpenter, Lisa’s stepfather, murdered Lisa’s mother, Diane Carpenter, before killing himself during a standoff with police. That incident, too, occurred in Broken Arrow. Now, the Shippy children, once survivors of that trauma, are gone.

In the days following the discovery, neighbors began to piece together quiet warning signs they had once overlooked. Logan, although nonverbal and autistic, was well-known in the neighborhood.

He often wandered into nearby yards, smiling and curious. His fascination with garage doors was endearing, and he loved sharing videos about them on YouTube.

But Alyssa, his 20-year-old sister, hadn’t been seen since at least December 2024. For a family already known to pull away during hard times, her absence didn’t immediately raise alarm.

Family member Williams echoed that sentiment. “It is not abnormal for Rodney to distance himself from everyone,” she said. “So when I didn’t hear from them, I didn’t think anything of it. He’s done this before.”

That changed when the family came across a video Logan had posted online two months earlier. It was a home tour—unusual for his channel. What it revealed was deeply concerning. Piles of trash, beer cans, and jugs of rainwater replaced the home’s usual order.

The house had no running water. To Williams, it was unrecognizable. “Not suitable for a child,” she said. “Looked like a completely different house.” She called Rodney the same day and he answered, but his responses were vague. Alyssa wasn’t seen in the video, and Rodney offered no clear explanation for her absence.

In the months prior, Rodney had reportedly told conflicting stories about Alyssa’s whereabouts. According to Williams, he told neighbors Alyssa was sick, with cancer. Some even sent money to help. “Alyssa did not have cancer,” Williams confirmed.

She explained that Alyssa had lived with her for about a year and a half before moving out in late 2024. After that, contact suddenly stopped. “She wasn’t responding, and I tried to contact her and you know just kept going to voicemail [sic],” she said.

Now, as investigators await confirmation of the woman’s identity, those who knew the family are left reflecting on what might have been missed. Still, Williams wants people to remember the siblings for who they were.

“Logan was so smart, eager to learn. Everyone who met him loved him,” she said. “Alyssa was a bright light in this world. She had a beautiful life ahead of her, and I feel like their lives are stolen from them.” The quiet home on West Roanoke, once filled with laughter and life, had become a place of sorrow long before the police arrived.

As the Shippy family processes yet another devastating loss, they have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral expenses for Alyssa and Logan. Loved ones hope the community will come together to honor their memories and ease the burden of laying them to rest.

May their souls rest in peace.