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December
Date: Dec. 31
Location: 8100 South Riverside Drive
Department(s) involved: Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police and Tulsa Police Department.
Shot: Cody Foos, 27.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said the tribal officer attempted a traffic stop near the casino on Riverside Drive when the suspect drove away. Tulsa police joined the pursuit, which ended near a cemetery. The man, whose identity was not released, was shot and killed after he exited the vehicle holding two firearms, police said.
Date: Dec. 8
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Reginald Davis, 31.
Race: Black.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes
Details: Police said they were notified by a citizen that a man was walking bear Main and Pennsylvania, waving a gun. They attempted to “de-escalate” the situation, they said, but shot the man first with a bean bag gun. He then “made a threatening movement,” according to Capt. Valerie Littlejohn, and was shot and killed by four officers.
Date: Dec. 7
Location: Stigler
Department(s) involved: Haskell County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Charlie Brown, 62.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Police said Brown was armed with a “long gun” and pointed it at a deputy, who returned fire, striking him twice. Brown was treated and released from a local hospital and booked into the Haskell County Jail.
November
Date: Nov. 29
Location: Locust Grove
Department(s) involved: Cherokee Nation Marshal’s Service
Shot: The man’s identity was not released.
Race: Native American
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said the man was wanted for rape and child sexual abuse charges. He allegedly barricaded himself in a home while authorities tried to arrest him. Law enforcement used gas, according to Marshal Shannon Buhl, and the man exited the house and was killed after he “brandished what appeared to be a pistol.”
Date: Nov. 24
Location: Harper County
Department(s) involved: Harper County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: The man’s name was not released. He was 30 years old, according to the OSBI.
Race: Unreleased.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said the man shot at deputies, striking one, before he was killed in return fire. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is handling the case. The deputy, Travis Painter, survived.
Date: Nov. 16
Location: McLoud
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Timothy Johnson, 38.
Race: Not yet released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Oklahoma City Police told the media three of their officers attempted to locate Johnson after being told he had an out-of-state burglary warrant and was hiding in a travel trailer in McLoud, southeast of Oklahoma City. They arrived and found Johnson allegedly hiding under a mattress. Johnson fired at officers, according to OKCP, and was killed in return fire. Johnson was shot by officers Cody Rogers, David Mauck and Elisa McCoy.
Date: Nov. 9
Location: Claremore
Department(s) involved: Rogers County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: William Fairweather, 39.
Race: The Claremore Daily Progress identified Fairweather as Native American.
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a nail gun.
Details: Police have said Fairweather locked himself in a local business while armed with a nail gun, resulting in disturbance calls being made to local authorities.
Date: Nov. 1
Location: Guthrie
Department(s) involved: Logan County Sheriff’s Office, Guthrie Police Department|.
Shot: The man who was shot has not had his identity released by authorities.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: No. The man was hospitalized but did not die, according to KOCO.
Armed: Yes, he had a “long gun” according to police. Details: Authorities said the man was wearing a bulletproof vest and was armed with a “long rifle.” He allegedly pointed the gun at officers and was shot.
October
Date: Oct. 18
Location: Midwest City
Department(s) involved: Midwest City Police Department
Shot: Wilma Taft, 69.
Race: White
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes.
Details: Body camera video released by the police department shows officers talking to Taft at her home in Midwest City. Officers asked her if she was injured, and then saw she was carrying a firearm. They asked her to drop it and she said no. Taft died at a local hospital. Both officers returned to work after being cleared in mid-November.
Date: Oct. 16
Location: Caddo County
Department(s) involved: Anadarko Police Department.
Shot: Angel Jimenez, 26.
Race: Hispanic.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Possibly. Police said they recovered a gun from the scene of Jimenez being killed.
Details: Police have only said Jimenez fled on foot from a traffic stop and the “short foot pursuit ended” with him being shot and killed.
Date: Oct. 16
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department.
Shot: Sergio Gruver, 21.
Race: Hispanic.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a knife.
Details: Gruver reportedly stabbed someone and was threatening others with a knife, police said. Officers used their Tasers twice on the suspect, authorities said. Video showed the man removing the Taser prongs and the. allegedly run toward an officer before being shot and killed.
Date: Oct. 10
Location: McIntosh County
Department(s) involved: Checotah Police Department, McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: The man who was shot has not had his identity released.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police have said the man had a firearm.
Details: Police have only said they tried to stop the driver, who has not yet had his identity released, for a traffic stop when he fled. The man allegedly tried to run pursuing police vehicles off the road, and was killed after allegedly firing at officers after he exited his vehicle.
Date: Oct. 5
Location: Claremore
Department(s) involved: Claremore Police Department
Shot: Bobby Joe Johnston, 40.
Race: Johnston’s race was not released, but authorities did say “the investigation involves Native Americans.”
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Unclear.
Details: Authorities have only said that Johnston, who was released from jail on a medical bond and had allegedly stolen a woman’s car after leaving the hospital, was involved in a pursuit and was killed by officers after approaching a “perimeter” set up by police.
Date: Oct. 2
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Ralph Tuggle, 69.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Police have said they were in an “armed confrontation” with Tuggle when he was shot and eventually hospitalized.
September
Date: Sept. 21
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department.
Shot: Christopher Brittain, 43.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes, with a knife.Details: Police said they stopped Brittain for an alleged traffic violation and discovered he was a suspect in a recent stabbing. Brittain was armed with a knife, police said, and was shot after refusing to drop it.
Date: Sept. 16
Location: Weatherford
Department(s) involved: Weatherford Police Department
Shot: Colby Archer, 39.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Police said Archer allegedly pointed a handgun at employees at a local store, then fled, leading police on a “slow pursuit.” He allegedly began firing at officers, who fired back and killed him.
Date: Sept. 15
Location: Covington, just south of Enid
Department(s) involved: Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: Weston Cassody, 35.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Cassody was allegedly armed with a knife.
Details: Police said Cassody threatened a deputy with a knife, and was killed after allegedly threatening officers with the knife. The deputy who killed Cassody, Brant Bishop, was not charged with a crime, according to an Enid News and Eagle story.
Date: Sept. 9
Location: Elk City
Department(s) involved: Elk City Police Department
Shot: Edwin Medina Baires, 40.
Race: Hispanic.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said they were attempting to arrest Baires at his home in Elk City when he allegedly “charged at officers” with a “sharp object,” and was shot and killed.
August
Date: Aug. 13
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Terrance Harris, 48
Race: Black
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes. With a gun.
Details: Police have said Harris was holding a child and woman hostage with a gun. The woman and child escaped and Harris reportedly exited the house with his handgun. Police said he then raised his gun and pointed it at officers before being shot.
Date: Aug. 10
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Derek Dennis, 51.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes. With a gun.
Details: A homeowner called police after seeing Dennis on a doorbell camera holding a gun, police said. Officers responded and Dennis allegedly fired one shot “toward a nearby pond,” according to News9. An officer, Michael Poe, then returned fire and shot Dennis, who was hospitalized.
July
Date: July 27
Location: Cherokee County
Department(s) involved: Cherokee Nation Marshal Service
Shot: Bradley Mouse
Race: Native American
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said Mouse was wanted for alleged domestic violence. Cherokee Nation marshals arrived at Mouse’s residence and said he fired at them from inside the house. They returned fire, striking him and he fled into the nearby woods, where he was later found and arrested. Mouse was later sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting.
Date: July 14
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: The person who was shot has not had their identity released, but was described in news reports as a male.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Police said the man was “waving a gun on the side of the highway,” according to Fox 23.
Details: The station said the man was shot in the leg and taken to a hospital.
Date: July 5
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Michele Dorene Burke, 55.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Police said Burke was armed “with a revolver.” Burke reportedly pointed the handgun at an officer before she was shot.
Details: Police said Burke was trespassing at a condemned midtown home she had previously owned and was seen with a sword, prompting a police response. Police said Burke was “incoherent and screaming” and was at times armed with a handgun. An officer shot Burke twice after an hours-long standoff, saying they believed Burke’s “actions were putting people in grave danger,” according to a media release.
June
Date: June 20
Location: Ponca City
Department(s) involved: Ponca City Police.
Shot: The man’s name has not yet been released.
Race: The man’s race has not yet been released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said the man was seen with “a gun in the middle of the street,” and the OSBI said they “recovered a weapon” after the man was killed. They have not said whether it was a real gun, or what type of weapon they recovered.
Details: According to an OSBI news release, a man stole alcohol from a liquor store, then allegedly stole a car from a woman. The man allegedly drove the car into a “grassy field” before abandoning it and running away. Officers said the man turned toward them and “appeared to have a gun.” Officers shot and killed the man.
Date: June 19
Location: Anadarko
Department(s) involved: Caddo County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: Roy Sink, 48.
Race: American Indian.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police only said Sink “brandished a weapon.” Sink’s mother told KFOR it “may have been a machete.”
Details: The OSBI said Sink “brandished a weapon” at a responding deputy and was shot and killed. They did not say what the weapon was. Sink’s mother said he called her before the shooting to say he was breaking out windows of his home and needed help.
Date: June 18
Location: Garvin County
Department(s) involved: Pauls Valley Police, Lindsey Police, Chickasaw Lighthorse police.
Shot: William Philpott, 39.
Race: Philpott’s race has not yet been released.
Fatal: No.
Armed: The OSBI said Philpott had a handgun.
Details: Philpott allegedly wore body armor and shot a gun at responding officers for two hours before Chickasaw Lighthorse police brought an armored vehicle. Philpott, according to the OSBI, “raised his pistol” at the officers and “was shot three times.” He was hospitalized after the shooting, but police said he would be arrested after his release.
May
Date: May 31
Location: Chickasha
Department(s) involved: Chickasha Police Department
Shot: Justin Keith Henderson, 34.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Police said it appeared Henderson was “armed with a rifle.”
Details: Police arrived after a caller reported seeing a man yelling in the street, according to the OSBI. When officers arrived, Henderson allegedly entered his home, then appeared in the doorway of the house “with what appeared to be a rifle.” He was shot and hospitalized with non-life threatening wounds, according to the OSBI.
Date: May 23
Location: Guymon
Department(s) involved: Guymon Police Department
Shot: Randal Haynes, 53.
Race: Not yet released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said Haynes was armed with a “long gun.”
Details: Guymon police said they received a call from a caller who was “making odd statements.” When they arrived at the home, they said they found Haynes in the driveway with a long gun. Haynes then went inside, police said, and came back out with a second long gun. He was shot and killed after allegedly pointing the gun at officers.
Date: May 14
Location: Sallisaw
Department(s) involved: Sallisaw Police Department
Shot: The identity of the person who was shot has not been released, but the victim has been described by the police as a male.
Race: Sallisaw Police didn’t release the race of the man they shot, but the OSBI told 5News that the shooting fell “under the McGirt Supreme Court” ruling so the victim may be American Indian.
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Police said the man had a knife.
Details: The OSBI told 5News the man was walking westbound in eastbound lanes of Highway 64, forcing vehicles to avoid him. Police arrived and the man reportedly pulled a knife. He was shot not long after.
Date: May 13
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Darren Solomon, 51.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Police said Solomon had a pellet gun.
Details: Police said they were serving a warrant at Solomon’s house when he stepped out of the home and pointed a handgun at the police helicopter that was hovering above his home. Master Sgt. Michael Pribble and Staff Sgt. Trevor Walters were identified by the department as having shot their weapons at Solomon. Police said Solomon’s “handgun” turned out to be a pellet gun.
Date: May 13
Location: Red Oak, in Latimer County about 40 miles east of McAlester.
Department(s) involved: Latimer County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Shot: Wyatt McBride, 24.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Police said McBride had a “long gun.”
Details: McBride allegedly broke into a home and stole a gun, then threatened a Latimer County deputy, who called OHP for assistance. The OHP trooper arrived and reported that he shot McBride after McBride allegedly pointed the “long gun” at them.
Date: May 8
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police
Shot: Luis Torres, 21.
Race: Hispanic.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said Torres had a sword.
Details: Police said they saw Torres attacking his father with a sword, and an officer, who has not been identified by the department, shot and killed him.
Date: May 1
Location: Hooker
Department(s) involved: Hooker Police Department
Shot: Scott Osborn, 47.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said Osborn had a gun.
Details: Hooker police said they tried to make a traffic stop when Osborn fled, leading them on a short chase. He exited with a gun, police said, and was shot following a three-house standoff after allegedly pointing the gun at them.
April
Date: April 18
Location: Vinita
Department(s) involved: Craig County Sheriff’s Office, Vinita Police Department.
Shot: Guy Walker, 44.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said Walker had a bow and arrow.
Details: Authorities arrived at Walker’s home in Vinita after receiving reports someone had been putting cement blocks on railroad tracks in an effort to derail trains. Neighbors told NewsOn6 that Walker had struggled with mental health issues. Authorities said Walker “waved a bow and arrow in a threatening way,” according to NewsOn6, at which point officers shot and killed him.
Date: April 13
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Jujuan Ballard.
Race: Black.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes.
Details: Authorities said Ballard was involved in a standoff with police after shooting his girlfriend’s brother. Ballard allegedly fired multiple shots at first responders before being shot in return fire. He later died and police found his girlfriend, Rayanna Moya, dead inside the home.
Date: April 11
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department.
Shot: Dwayne Jackson, 27.
Race: Black.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Jackson had a gun, police said.
Details: Tulsa police were investigating reports of a naked man with a rifle when they found Jackson, who they said was holding a gun, alongside two women. Jackson shot one of the women in the chest, police said, and officers responded by shooting and killing him. The woman Jackson shot later died.
Date: April 7
Location: Norman
Department(s) involved: Norman Police Department.
Shot: James Wesley Morrison, 49.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Norman police said Morrison fired a gun at them during a pursuit.
Details: Norman Police said in a release they were looking for a suspect in a domestic disturbance when they located Morrison, who matched the description of the suspect. Morrison sped away, police said, leading them on a pursuit. Police eventually disabled his vehicle, and Morrison then pointed and fired a weapon at them, according to a release by NPD. He was then shot and killed. Norman police identified the officers involved in the shooting as: Master Police Officer Brian Browning, Master Police Officer Aaron Deese, Master Police Officer Jonatan Kieft, and Sgt. Michael Lauderback
Date: April 2
Location: On the Turner Turnpike near the Luther exit.
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Shot: Charles Carswell, 32.
Race: White
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes. Authorities said Carswell fired a handgun at pursuing troopers before being shot and killed.
Details: Police were told by Arizona authorities that Carswell had been involved in an armed robbery and could be in Oklahoma. His vehicle was first spotted in Canadian County, authorities said. During a pursuit Carswell reportedly fired at officers with a handgun before stopping his vehicle and retrieving a rifle.
March
Date: March 31
Location: Edmond
Department(s) involved: Edmond Police Department
Shot: Gabriel David Worden, 45.
Race: Worden’s race has not been released by the department.
Fatal: No. Worden was shot twice in the abdomen but survived, police said.
Armed: Yes. Witnesses told police Worden had fired a gun inside a home, and he reportedly continued to fire the gun after officers arrived. Details: Police said a man called 911 and said Worden was “going crazy” and was “loading a gun.” Worden reportedly fired the gun inside the home and continued to fire the gun after leaving the home.
Date: March 26
Location: Ada
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Shot: Timothy Yocom, 38.
Race: Yocom’s race was not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, authorities said Yocom fired a gun at officers. Details: Authorities told KFOR that Ada police initially arrived for a domestic disturbance call, but were allegedly met with gunfire from Yocom. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers entered the apartment Yocom was in and shot and killed him.
Date: March 5
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: The person has so far only been identified as a 65-year-old white male, according to police.
Race: White.
Fatal: The person who was shot was hospitalized in critical condition, police said, but no update has been released on his condition.
Armed: No. Police have said the man was striking police vehicles with his car when he was shot.
Details: Tulsa Police told NewsOn6 the man was driving “erratically” in downtown, before eventually heading west on Charles Page Boulevard. He allegedly struck a police vehicle downtown and then again after leaving downtown, and was shot by an officer. The man crashed his vehicle into a tree, police said.
Date: March 2
Location: Wagoner
Department(s) involved: Wagoner Police Department
Shot: The identity of the person who was shot has not yet been released.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Not released. The suspect was hospitalized, according to KTUL, but no information has been released since that initial report.
Armed: No information about the shooting has been released.
Details: No information about the shooting has been released.
Date: March 2
Location: Oklahoma City
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Crasteven Kennon Wilson, 23
Race: Black
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes. Police have said Wilson was armed with a handgun.
Details: Police said Oklahoma City Police Officer Bryce Sheehan was “patting down” Wilson when Wilson shot him in the leg. Wilson then allegedly tried to steal Sheehan’s patrol car after the two exchanged gunfire before eventually fleeing on foot. Wilson, 23, was found in a home not far away, but died at an area hospital. The officer was treated and released. Video of the shooting was released by the department in mid-March.
February
Date: Feb. 11
Location: Delaware County
Department(s) involved: Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Trever Shankles, 30.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Authorities said Shankles was armed with a gun.
Details: Ottawa County Sheriff David Dean told NewsOn6 Shankles was suspected of stealing a vehicle, and led a deputy on a chase before exiting his vehicle and pointing a gun at the deputy. The deputy shot Shankles in the thigh, the sheriff said.
Date: Feb. 4
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Israel Perez, 16.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Authorities said the man was armed with a “semi-automatic pistol.”
Details: Tulsa Police said they shot and killed Perez on Feb. 4 after a series of alleged armed robberies. A police helicopter located Perez, who was riding a bicycle. When police confronted him, he allegedly drew a pistol, and was shot and later died at a local hospital. Police have not released any information about the man who was shot.
January
Date: Jan. 20
Location: Norman
Department(s) involved: Norman Police Department.
Shot: Isis McMullen, 28.
Race: Black.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Yes. Authorities said McMullen, who is wanted for fatally shooting a man just before she was shot by police, was armed with a firearm.
Details: Norman Police said McMullen shot and killed one man, and wounded another before shooting at arriving police officers who shot her. She survived the shooting and was arrested after being released from jail. Norman police said three officers were involved in the shooting — Master Police Officer Daniel Brown, Master Police Officer Jenny Bryan and Officer Dustin Crawford. All three officers were cleared by the Cleveland County District Attorney to return to work.
Date: Jan. 20
Location: Tulsa.
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Shot: Alan Wade Hutchinson, 39.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Authorities said Hutchinson exited his vehicle armed with a handgun following a pursuit by OHP Troopers.
Details: Hutchinson was reportedly shooting at other vehicles while eastbound on I-44 near the Yale exit, authorities told Fox 23. He fled from pursuing troopers, but was shot and killed after allegedly exiting his vehicle with a firearm, according to OHP spokesman Eric Foster.
Date: Jan. 16
Location: Wagoner
Department(s) involved: Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: Steffon Griffin, 32.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Authorities say Griffin had two knives when he was shot.
Details: Two deputies were trying to arrest Griffin, authorities said, who was wanted for allegedly violating a protective order. One of the deputies, identified as James Burk, shot and killed Griffin.
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