WHAT HAPPENED. YEAH, ZACH, THAT 39 YEAR OLD SUSPECT, ACCORDING TO THIS ARREST AFFIDAVIT, WANTED REVENGE BECAUSE AS POLICE SHOT HIS COUSIN IN CLEVELAND COUNTY. NOW, POLICE COULDN’T TELL US THE NAME OF HIS COUSIN, BUT THAT SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY TOLD MULTIPLE PEOPLE ABOUT HIS PLAN. BULLETS ACTUALLY CAME INTO THE CAR, HIT PARTS OF THE CAR, LOOKS LIKE EVEN THE COMPUTER INSIDE THE CAR WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE SCENE WHERE AN OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE OFFICER PATROL UNIT WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE ONE WEEK AGO. THE OFFICER INSIDE HIT BY SHRAPNEL TO HIS ARM. IT APPEARS EITHER SOME FLYING GLASS OR A PIECE OF SHRAPNEL MAY HAVE HIT HIM IN THE ARM. THE OFFICER WASN’T SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THE SHOOTING AND NOW THE SUSPECT IS BEHIND BARS. DOCUMENTS SAY A MAN TOLD POLICE HE WAS WITH THE SUSPECT EARLIER THAT DAY AT A LOCAL GAS STATION WHEN HE SAYS A POLICE OFFICER WAS ALSO IN THE GAS STATION AND THE SUSPECT WANTED TO, QUOTE, SHOOT A COP IN THE HEAD AFTER HIS COUSIN WAS SHOT BY POLICE. WHILE HE DIDN’T SHOOT THAT OFFICER, HE LATER SHOT AT AN OFFICER’S PATROL CAR. DOCUMENTS SAY A SECOND BULLET DEFECT WAS FOUND IN THE OFFICER’S TRUNK. PLUS SIX NINE MILLIMETER BULLET CASINGS AND A NINE MILLIMETER PISTOL WERE FOUND AT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX ON WEST WILTSHIRE BOULEVARD AND LEAWOOD LANE WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. THE AFFIDAVIT ALSO DESCRIBES A GROUP OF JUVENILES THAT WATCHED OFFICERS PROCESS THE CRIME SCENE. ONE JUVENILE TOLD POLICE HE TALKED TO A MAN WHO SAID HE KNEW THE SHOOTER AND THAT THE SHOOTER HAD SAID HE WANTED TO, QUOTE, POP A COP. THEN FLEE TO LAS VEGAS BECAUSE HIS COUSIN WAS SHOT BY POLICE IN CLEVELAND COUNTY. NOW, THAT SUSPECT IS IN THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL ON A $5 MILLION BOND AND FACES POSSIBLE CHARGES FOR SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFTER A PREVIOUS FELONY CONVICTION. NO
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Documents reveal motive behind suspect who shot Oklahoma City police car
The suspect allegedly told multiple people his plans to harm police officers.
Updated: 5:11 PM CDT Oct 20, 2023
New documents revealed the motive behind why a suspect shot at an Oklahoma City police officer’s car last week. The suspect, who is now behind bars, allegedly wanted to kill an officer as a form of revenge. An arrest warrant for the 39-year-old suspect said he wanted revenge because his cousin was shot by law enforcement in Cleveland County a few weeks ago. | MORE | Oklahoma City police respond to patrol unit being shot at, hit by gunfirePolice couldn’t confirm the name of the suspect’s cousin, but the suspect allegedly told several people his plan. “The bullets actually came into the car. Hit parts of the car. It looks like even the computer inside the car was hit by gunfire,” said Oklahoma City Msgt. Gary Knight. The officer was hit by shrapnel during the incident and wasn’t seriously injured. “To his arm, it appears either some flying glass or a piece of shrapnel may have hit him in the arm,” Knight said. Documents said a man told police he was with the suspect earlier that day at a gas station. He said a police officer was also in the gas station, and the suspect wanted to “shoot a cop in the head after his cousin was shot by police.” While he didn’t shoot at that officer, he later shot at an officer’s patrol car. Documents said a second bullet defect was found in the officer’s trunk. They also said “six 9mm bullet casings” and a “9mm pistol” were found at the suspect’s apartment complex on West Wilshire Boulevard and Lyrewood Lane, where the shooting happened. The affidavit also describes a group of juveniles that watched officers process the crime scene. One juvenile told police he talked to a man who said he knew the shooting, saying the shooter wanted to “pop a cop then flee to Las Vegas” because “his cousin was shot by police in Cleveland County.” The suspect faces possible charges, including shooting with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm after a former conviction of a felony. KOCO will not name the suspect until he is formally charged. Top Headlines Oklahoma drivers who fail to move over, slow down for stopped vehicles will face increased fines Oklahoma lawmakers divided on if DEI programs should be cut Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in downtown OKC shooting 2 taken to hospital after pursuit ends in crash Fall festival supports programs for adults with disabilities
New documents revealed the motive behind why a suspect shot at an Oklahoma City police officer’s car last week.
The suspect, who is now behind bars, allegedly wanted to kill an officer as a form of revenge. An arrest warrant for the 39-year-old suspect said he wanted revenge because his cousin was shot by law enforcement in Cleveland County a few weeks ago.
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Police couldn’t confirm the name of the suspect’s cousin, but the suspect allegedly told several people his plan.
“The bullets actually came into the car. Hit parts of the car. It looks like even the computer inside the car was hit by gunfire,” said Oklahoma City Msgt. Gary Knight.
The officer was hit by shrapnel during the incident and wasn’t seriously injured.
“To his arm, it appears either some flying glass or a piece of shrapnel may have hit him in the arm,” Knight said.
Documents said a man told police he was with the suspect earlier that day at a gas station. He said a police officer was also in the gas station, and the suspect wanted to “shoot a cop in the head after his cousin was shot by police.”
While he didn’t shoot at that officer, he later shot at an officer’s patrol car. Documents said a second bullet defect was found in the officer’s trunk.
They also said “six 9mm bullet casings” and a “9mm pistol” were found at the suspect’s apartment complex on West Wilshire Boulevard and Lyrewood Lane, where the shooting happened.
The affidavit also describes a group of juveniles that watched officers process the crime scene. One juvenile told police he talked to a man who said he knew the shooting, saying the shooter wanted to “pop a cop then flee to Las Vegas” because “his cousin was shot by police in Cleveland County.”
The suspect faces possible charges, including shooting with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm after a former conviction of a felony.
KOCO will not name the suspect until he is formally charged.
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