My God man, give up the vehicle. Sad for them.
KJRH is reporting both the suspect and one carjacking victim are dead:
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect
Though I am still waiting for things to settle down before I considering anything being reported to be "fact."
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect
Though I am still waiting for things to settle down before I considering anything being reported to be "fact."
+1 That's scary.
Last Updated: 10 minutes ago
TULSA - Tulsa police say two people are dead after a hostage situation and shooting spree near 21st and Yale.
The incident started around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon in the 2200 block of South Oswego Avenue. Police say the suspect was holding someone hostage there when officers arrived.
The suspect then ran into the Walmart Neighborhood Market on the corner of 21st and Yale and opened fire inside, according to police. Bystanders inside began fleeing from the store as police pulled up outside.
After leaving the Walmart, the suspect attempted to hijack a vehicle. When the driver refused to surrender, the suspect shot and killed him, police said.
The suspect then hijacked another vehicle before crashing into a telephone pole near a few blocks away. Investigators say police had the suspect surrounded in a vehicle and have confirmed that he is dead.
It was not clear whether he died from police gunfire, shot himself, or was killed in the collision.
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect
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Last Modified: 5/31/2011 3:21 PM
Multiple shootings and a carjacking resulted in two deaths this afternoon near 21st Street and Yale Avenue, Tulsa police say.
The dead include the victim of the carjacking who happened to be in the area during the crime spree and the gunman, police said.
EMSA medics pronounced both men dead at the scene, said Chris Stevens, a spokesman for the ambulance service.
Police are continuing to search for another man. but his role in the crimes is unknown at this time.
The spree started about 12:25 p.m. when police received a call to the 2200 block of South Oswego Avenue, Officer Leland Ashley said. The call indicated that a man was en route to the home to do harm, Ashley said.
When officers got there, they saw a suspect walking to the door with something in his hand. Once he got to the door, he put a gun to a mans head and held him hostage, initial reports indicate.
Officers tried to intervene as the gunman and hostage got into a vehicle and started driving toward Yale Avenue. Witnesses said that as gunman drove, he fired shots at police, according to Ashley.
The man then pulled into the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 21st Street and Yale Avenue and went inside. Witnesses reported seeing a gunman firing shots in the store. ~
He heard about 15 shots as someone yelled to get out the back of the store and people ran.
Lots of people ran to the exit, he said. I was running with them.
The gunman then ran out of the store and carjacked a pickup truck. Shots were apparently fired during that heist and the driver of the vehicle was killed, police said.
Officers fired at the vehicle in an attempt to stop the carjacker. The gunman drove about a block or two and wrecked, Ashley said.
Police also reported initially that one shot was heard inside the truck, which came to rest on 22nd Street, just east of Yale Avenue.
Officers surrounded the vehicle and the Special Operations Team was called.
The departments armored personnel carrier is also on the scene as officers cautiously approached the truck.
By about 2:15 p.m., officers reached the pickup truck and confirmed that a man inside, who is believed to be the gunman, was dead.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/specialpr...ctid=450&articleid=20110531_450_0_Tulsap37709
TULSA - Tulsa police say two people are dead after a hostage situation and shooting spree near 21st and Yale.
The incident started around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon in the 2200 block of South Oswego Avenue. Police say the suspect was holding someone hostage there when officers arrived.
The suspect then ran into the Walmart Neighborhood Market on the corner of 21st and Yale and opened fire inside, according to police. Bystanders inside began fleeing from the store as police pulled up outside.
After leaving the Walmart, the suspect attempted to hijack a vehicle. When the driver refused to surrender, the suspect shot and killed him, police said.
The suspect then hijacked another vehicle before crashing into a telephone pole near a few blocks away. Investigators say police had the suspect surrounded in a vehicle and have confirmed that he is dead.
It was not clear whether he died from police gunfire, shot himself, or was killed in the collision.
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect
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Last Modified: 5/31/2011 3:21 PM
Multiple shootings and a carjacking resulted in two deaths this afternoon near 21st Street and Yale Avenue, Tulsa police say.
The dead include the victim of the carjacking who happened to be in the area during the crime spree and the gunman, police said.
EMSA medics pronounced both men dead at the scene, said Chris Stevens, a spokesman for the ambulance service.
Police are continuing to search for another man. but his role in the crimes is unknown at this time.
The spree started about 12:25 p.m. when police received a call to the 2200 block of South Oswego Avenue, Officer Leland Ashley said. The call indicated that a man was en route to the home to do harm, Ashley said.
When officers got there, they saw a suspect walking to the door with something in his hand. Once he got to the door, he put a gun to a mans head and held him hostage, initial reports indicate.
Officers tried to intervene as the gunman and hostage got into a vehicle and started driving toward Yale Avenue. Witnesses said that as gunman drove, he fired shots at police, according to Ashley.
The man then pulled into the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 21st Street and Yale Avenue and went inside. Witnesses reported seeing a gunman firing shots in the store. ~
He heard about 15 shots as someone yelled to get out the back of the store and people ran.
Lots of people ran to the exit, he said. I was running with them.
The gunman then ran out of the store and carjacked a pickup truck. Shots were apparently fired during that heist and the driver of the vehicle was killed, police said.
Officers fired at the vehicle in an attempt to stop the carjacker. The gunman drove about a block or two and wrecked, Ashley said.
Police also reported initially that one shot was heard inside the truck, which came to rest on 22nd Street, just east of Yale Avenue.
Officers surrounded the vehicle and the Special Operations Team was called.
The departments armored personnel carrier is also on the scene as officers cautiously approached the truck.
By about 2:15 p.m., officers reached the pickup truck and confirmed that a man inside, who is believed to be the gunman, was dead.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/specialpr...ctid=450&articleid=20110531_450_0_Tulsap37709
The important thing is he won't be a repeat offender.
Sure feel sorry for those he involved.
Holy cow... that's near your neck of the woods isn't it CY?
Shame that he wasn't controlled before he was able to kill people. Another vote for legally armed citizens to protect themselves and be prepared for these threats.
Shame that he wasn't controlled before he was able to kill people. Another vote for legally armed citizens to protect themselves and be prepared for these threats.
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