An Oklahoma man was fatally shot by a neighbor Friday as he tried to drown his infant twins in a bathtub, according to authorities.

Leland Foster, 27, showed up at a house where the babies’ mother, Michelle Forrells, was staying and allegedly forced her and the infants into a bathroom, according to police, NBC reported. Foster held Forrells at knifepoint and tried to drown the twins, authorities said.

During the incident, a 12-year-old girl living in the home ran to neighbor Cash Freeman’s house for help, KFOR-TV reported.

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Police at an Ada, Oklahoma home where they say a neighbor killed a man who was trying to drown his twin babies in a bathtub. (NBC News)

Police at an Ada, Oklahoma home where they say a neighbor killed a man who was trying to drown his twin babies in a bathtub. (NBC News)