Police investigating whether 2 homeless people were set on fire in northwest Oklahoma City
A neighbor told KOCO 5 that he was taking out the trash when he saw a woman on fire and helped by getting her into the shower.
A neighbor told KOCO 5 that he was taking out the trash when he saw a woman on fire and helped by getting her into the shower.
A neighbor told KOCO 5 that he was taking out the trash when he saw a woman on fire and helped by getting her into the shower.
Police are investigating whether two homeless individuals were set on fire early Tuesday morning in northwest Oklahoma City.
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Shortly after 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Fire Department received a call that someone was set on fire near West Hefner Road and Western Avenue. Authorities found two victims, and they were taken to an area hospital.
The fire department has not confirmed information about the two people.
A neighbor told KOCO 5 that he was taking out the trash when he saw a woman on fire and helped by getting her into the shower. He then saw another person on fire, and he said he put out the flames.
Officials said the woman is in critical condition and is not expected to survive and the man may lose a limb. Police said they believe someone poured an accelerant on the two people and set them on fire.
Sky 5 flew over the scene, showing a scorched area of grass along a fence behind a building and police investigating in what appeared to be a nearby homeless encampment in a wooded area.
KOCO 5 will provide more details when they become available.
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