Doug Stanglin

USATODAY

A 20-year-old Oklahoma City man has been charged with murder after the decapitated bodies of his grandparents were found inside a home daycare, according to local media reports.

The bodies of 78-year-old James Earl Reed and 59-year-old Sharon Reed, who had also been shot, were discovered Tuesday afternoon after neighbors called police to check on their welfare, KFOR-TV reports.

Police arriving on the scene found and arrested their grandson, Quinton Dashawn Laster, who was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, according to Oklahoma City Police.

Three small children, apparently being cared for in the house, were found unharmed in a covered garage.

“Luckily, they weren’t injured in any way, shape or form,” said Sgt. Ashley Peters, with the Oklahoma City Police Department, KFOR-TV reports.

Latrice Benton, Quinton's mother, said she hurried to the scene after her son telephoned.

Police: Grandson arrested for allegedly shooting, decapitating grandparents in Oklahoma City home

"I got a phone call from my son," she told KOCO-TV. "He told me to rush over."

Benton said her parents had been married for 28 years and had operated a home day care center in their home for more than 20 years.