Overview

• Brad McMichael, 45, was killed Friday evening on his Jones, Oklahoma farm after being attacked by two water buffaloes he had purchased at auction the day before.
• First responders arriving at about 8:35 p.m. were initially unable to reach him as the animals blocked the path, prompting officers to euthanize one buffalo and later dispatch the second when it threatened emergency personnel.
• An experienced exotic livestock handler, McMichael had acquired the buffaloes for meat production but became trapped in their enclosure before the fatal attack.
• The two buffaloes were euthanized onsite and McMichael’s body was transferred to the medical examiner as authorities probe the cause of the animals’ sudden aggression.
• Family members and the Jones community are mourning the death of the dedicated farmer and await the outcome of the ongoing investigation.