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New details in murder, crime spree across Oklahoma City

New details were released on five people, including three teens, who are accused in a deadly July motel shooting and crime spree in Oklahoma City.

New details in murder, crime spree across Oklahoma City

New details were released on five people, including three teens, who are accused in a deadly July motel shooting and crime spree in Oklahoma City.

NOW KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT PROCESSING THE SCENE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS BACK ON JULY 10TH, KOCO CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AT THE EXECUTIVE INN OFF I-35 SERVICE ROAD AS POLICE INVESTIGATED A HOMICIDE. THE VICTIM ID’D AS 34 YEAR OLD ISAIAH VERA. BUT NEW THIS WEEK, COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THIS ALL STARTED THE DAY BEFORE THE MURDER, WHEN TWO OF THE SUSPECTS CARJACKED A WOMAN AT GUNPOINT AT A SONIC DRIVE IN OFF NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY NEAR NORTH MAY. THEY STOLE A NISSAN PATHFINDER, THE NEXT DAY, JULY 10TH, ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WAS SEEN ON VIDEO GOING TO A ROOM WITH THE VICTIM. THE DOCUMENTS SAY THAT SAME STOLEN PATHFINDER WAS SEEN ON VIDEO FOOTAGE AT THE EXECUTIVE INN, AND THREE OF THE MALE SUSPECTS GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT TO THE SAME MOTEL ROOM. IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE ISAIAH VERA, THE VICTIM, WAS SEEN RUNNING OUT OF THE ROOM BLEEDING, AND FOUR SUSPECTS RAN BACK TO THE PATHFINDER AND TOOK OFF. I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS JUST ONE VICTIM THAT WAS STRUCK BY THE GUNFIRE. THE SUSPECTS FLED THE SCENE, SO AGAIN, WE DON’T HAVE ANYBODY IN CUSTODY. THAT SAME NIGHT, ANOTHER STOLEN CAR LED POLICE ON A PURSUIT, STARTING AT THIS MICROTEL INN AND SUITES ON SOUTH MACARTHUR. THE CHASE ENDED WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED IN THE MUSTANG AREA, BUT THE SAME STOLEN NISSAN PATHFINDER INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING WAS FOUND AT THE MICROTEL, WHERE THE PURSUIT STARTED. NOW, ON JULY 11TH, COURT DOCUMENTS SAY OCPD OFFICERS FOUND FOUR OF THE FIVE SUSPECTS AT THIS MOTEL SIX OFF SOUTHEAST 44TH. THEY WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHERE THE STOLEN PATHFINDER SAT
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New details in murder, crime spree across Oklahoma City

New details were released on five people, including three teens, who are accused in a deadly July motel shooting and crime spree in Oklahoma City.

New details were released on five people, including three teens, who are accused in a deadly July motel shooting and crime spree in Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Almost a month ago, a 16-year-old girl was arrested after a man was shot and killed at a motel in southeast Oklahoma City, but court documents state that the five people were also involved in carjackings and police pursuits across several days.The suspects were also hiding out in different hotels in the Oklahoma City metro area, according to court documents.“We’re processing the scene, trying to figure out what happened, and what led up to this shooting,” said Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma City Police Department on July 10 regarding the shooting death of 34-year-old Isai Vera.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppPolice were looking for answers in Vera’s death, but court documents state the crime spree started the day before the murder, when two of the suspects carjacked a woman at gunpoint at a restaurant in northwest Oklahoma City.On July 10, one of the suspects was seen on video going to a room with Vera, and the vehicle stolen the day before could also be seen on video footage taken from the motel. Footage showed three of the male suspects getting out of the car and going to the same motel room, according to court documents.Shortly after, Vera was seen running out of the room, bleeding, and four suspects ran back to the stolen vehicle and took off, according to the documents.That same night, police pursued another vehicle that had been stolen from a motel, where officers found the stolen vehicle that the suspects fled in after Vera’s shooting. The chase ended after the driver crashed in the Mustang area, according to the documents.On July 11, Oklahoma City police found and arrested four of the five suspects at a motel in southeast Oklahoma City. The five people face multiple charges, including first-degree murder, burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to court documents.KOCO 5 is not naming the suspects as court records do not show formal charges at this time.Top HeadlinesOklahoma City church officials express grief over deaths of three members in Sundance Airport plane crashBody of Chickasha firefighter who died in Jamaica returns to OklahomaRETRO FIND: 40 years before its 2024 Olympic debut, breakdancing thrilled audiences in the ‘80sMassive crowds of ‘Swifties’ gather, sing together in Vienna after Taylor Swift concerts canceledPerson in custody after fires spark at business and nearby home in northwest Oklahoma City

New details were released on five people, including three teens, who are accused in a deadly July motel shooting and crime spree in Oklahoma City.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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Almost a month ago, a 16-year-old girl was arrested after a man was shot and killed at a motel in southeast Oklahoma City, but court documents state that the five people were also involved in carjackings and police pursuits across several days.

The suspects were also hiding out in different hotels in the Oklahoma City metro area, according to court documents.

“We’re processing the scene, trying to figure out what happened, and what led up to this shooting,” said Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma City Police Department on July 10 regarding the shooting death of 34-year-old Isai Vera.

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Police were looking for answers in Vera’s death, but court documents state the crime spree started the day before the murder, when two of the suspects carjacked a woman at gunpoint at a restaurant in northwest Oklahoma City.

On July 10, one of the suspects was seen on video going to a room with Vera, and the vehicle stolen the day before could also be seen on video footage taken from the motel. Footage showed three of the male suspects getting out of the car and going to the same motel room, according to court documents.

Shortly after, Vera was seen running out of the room, bleeding, and four suspects ran back to the stolen vehicle and took off, according to the documents.

That same night, police pursued another vehicle that had been stolen from a motel, where officers found the stolen vehicle that the suspects fled in after Vera’s shooting. The chase ended after the driver crashed in the Mustang area, according to the documents.

On July 11, Oklahoma City police found and arrested four of the five suspects at a motel in southeast Oklahoma City. The five people face multiple charges, including first-degree murder, burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to court documents.

KOCO 5 is not naming the suspects as court records do not show formal charges at this time.


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