Max Cook, Jacob Redfearn & Jake Woodruff: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Max Cook, Jacob Redfearn and Jake Woodruff were killed in the incident in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. (Facebook)

Three Oklahoma teens were fatally shot after police say they broke into a home in Broken Arrow and were confronted by the homeowner’s 23-year-old son, who had armed himself with an AR-15 rifle.

Max Cook, Jacob Redfearn and Jaykob “Jake” Woodruff, who range in age from 15 to 18 or 19, were killed in the botched burglary attempt, KOTV reports.

The homeowner’s son, identified in court documents as Zach Peters, was not injured. He is not facing charges and the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office said it appears he was acting in self defense.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested after she admitted to police she dropped the three teens off at Peters’ home and was supposed to be their getaway driver. Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez, of Collinsville, told police she fled after hearing gunshots.

She was arrested on suspicion of three counts of felony murder. Felony murder charges can be brought against someone who commits a felony resulting in death in Oklahoma regardless if they actually kill someone, according to state law. Rodriguez was also arrested on three counts of first-degree burglary.

The burglary occurred on the afternoon of March 27, police said.

Here’s what you need to know:


1. The Teens Smashed a Glass Window & Entered the House Wearing Black Clothes, Masks & Gloves Before They Were Shot Dead, Police Say

Zach Peters told police he woke up to “loud bangs” when the three intruders broke a glass door in the rear of the house, the Tulsa World reports.

He armed himself with an AR-15 rifle and confronted the teens in a hallway. After they briefly exchanged words, he opened fire on the trio, identified as Max Cook, Jacob Redfearn and Jake Woodruff, police said. Two of the burglars died in the home’s kitchen, while a third escaped to the driveway, where he collapsed and died.

“They were dressed in black, all had masks on, and all had gloves on,” Deputy Nick Mahoney told reporters, adding that the initial investigation suggests the teens planned to burglarize the house. “There was a short exchange of words and then gunfire happened.”

Peters lives in the house on Clearview Drive in Broken Arrow with his father, the homeowner, and his mother.

Police responded to the home for a report of shots fired about 12:30 p.m., the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office said.

The 911 call made by Peters to report the shooting and break-in was released Wednesday.

“I shot two of them, now I am barricaded in my bedroom,” Peters said in the call. “I can hear one of them talking.”

Police said all three teens were killed when Peters fired at them with an AR-15 rifle. Two died in the kitchen and a third collapsed and died in the driveway outside.

You can listen to the call below:

A neighbor, Leon Simmons, told KTUL-TV he heard the gunfire.

“Well, I thought it was thunder, I just heard something, I had the doors closed,” Simmons told the news station.

“The shots were so loud — loud enough that I ran to the window to see what had happened,” another neighbor, who didn’t wish to give her name, told the Tulsa World. “Something in me knew it was gunshots, but I didn’t know what had happened until I went to leave my house and saw all the police officers.”

Zachary Peters volunteered to go to the Wagoner Sheriff’s Office to give a statement to investigators, KTUL-TV reports.

“Preliminary investigation, it looks like it was self-defense,” Deputy Nick Mahoney told the news station.

The case could fall under Oklahoma’s “Make My Day” law, which says a resident has the right to use deadly force if an intruder has entered or is entering the resident’s home, the Tulsa World reports.

The Wagoner County District Attorney’s office will decide if charges are filed against Peters.

“This matter is currently still under investigation. The district attorney’s office is in consult with the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office for advice on this matter and will continue to work with the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office in this matter,” First District Attorney Jack Thorp said Tuesday at a press conference. “We do not anticipate filing formal charges until possibly later in this week or early next week.

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Zachary Peters. (Facebook)

“At that time there will be a final decision,” Thorp told reporters. “I know there’s questions that have been posed regarding ‘Stand Your Ground’ law as well as the application of the felony murder rule. We hope to hope to answers those questions with our formal filing decision when we reach that decision.”

Thorp said “there’s a lot of things to look at in this case.”

When asked about possible charges against Peters, Thorp said, “at this time, all charges and all the information is going to be reviewed.”

Thorp said, “This is obviously a triple homicide, and so we want to make sure that we cross all of our t’s and dot all of our i’s and insure that we have the maximum amount of information before we make formal decisions. It is complex.”

You can read more about Peters at the link below:


2. The Getaway Driver Is Accused of Planning the Burglary & Police Say She Knew the Homeowner’s Son

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Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez.

Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez, the 21-year-old woman who admitted to being the getaway driver, is also accused of planning the burglary, KTUL-TV reports. According to court documents obtained by the news station, Rodriguez had prior knowledge about the house and knew Zachary Peters by his first name.

“Rodriguez planned the burglary and took the three suspects to the residence on two separate occasions on today’s date wanting to steal items,” police said in a probable cause affidavit. “Rodriguez instructed the three suspects to burglarize the residence while she waited in the driveway in her vehicle until she heard gunshots then fled the scene.”

According to court documents, Rodriguez turned herself in after seeing news of the shooting on TV because she wanted police to be able to tell the families of the three teens about what happened. She refused to give further information to investigators. But another witness has given police information, according to the court documents.

“We know somehow they have some acquaintance, but we don’t know how or why,” Deputy Nick Mahoney told the Tulsa World, of the relationship between Rodriguez and Peters.

Rodriguez is being held in jail without bail pending formal charges. Her arraignment was delayed on Tuesday because the investigation is continuing. She was arrested on probable cause, but the “matter is still under investigation,” prosecutors said.


3. Cook Was Dating Rodriguez & Was From Owasso

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Max Cook and Elizabeth “Liz” Rodriguez in a photo posted to Rodriguez’s Facebook page on March 19.

Max Cook was dating Elizabeth Rodriguez, according to his Facebook page. It is not known how he knew the other two teens involved in the burglary. He was friends with Jacob Redfearn, but not Jake Woodruff, on Facebook.

According to his Facebook page, Cook went to Owasso High School and was from Owasso, Oklahoma. He lived in Tulsa.

He worked at Taco Bueno, according to his Facebook profile.


4. Redfearn Was a Student at Collinsville High School & a Friend Said He Was ‘Happy Go Lucky & Always Had a Smile on His Face’

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Jacob Redfearn. (Facebook)

Jacob Redfearn went to Collinsville High School and was a native of Collinsville, according to his Facebook page.

A teen who called himself an “old friend” of Redfearn wrote on Facebook, “it really sucks when someone makes one bad decision and their life is over with.”

John Thompson III continued, “He was always happy go lucky and always had a smile on his face even when he was down. R.I.P. and fly high buddy. Please watch over your brothers and your family. I know they taking it really hard right now.”

Thompson posted photos of Redfearn to his Facebook page and said Redfearn “was murdered” when someone asked who he was. Redfearn’s brother, Jordan, replied, “He wasn’t murdedhe made a bad decision that cost him his life unfortunately.”


5. Woodruff’s Sister Says He Was ‘Only 15’ & Did ‘Something Wrong,’ but Was a ‘Sweet, Kind-Hearted Boy’

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Jake Woodruff in a photo posted to his Facebook page just hours before his death.

Jaykob Woodruff was a student at Owasso High School, according to his Facebook page.

“So for everyone who wants to be negative about this needs to remember the sweet kind hearted boy,” his sister, Kendra, wrote on Facebook. “He would give you the shirt off his back no matter if it was cold outside. His friends meant the world to him no matter if they were good or bad. He was only 15. I know what he did was wrong I’m not saying it’s not but please be positive for his friends and family we love him and will always miss him.”

Keira Ellison wrote on Facebook that a candelight vigil will be held for the three teens on Friday at 8 p.m. at Owasso High School.

“Bring your own candle, everything else is provided,” she wrote. “Please absolutely no negativity.”