DID TO THAT COMMUNITY. WELL, GUYS, THE SITUATION HIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERY HARD. WE WERE AT THE SCENE AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WERE AGONIZING OVER THIS. AT SOME POINT, A MAN ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET, THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET, SAW THEM, PRODUCED A FIREARM, OPENED FIRE ON BOTH OF THEM. IT WAS HEARD CLEARLY BY MANY AT THE SCENE. A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE VICTIM SHOUTING NO MORE, NO MORE! THEY HAD MADE IT TO THIS SIDE OF THE STREET WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED, AND THEY RAN ACROSS THE STREET. ONE FELL AND UNFORTUNATELY DIED RIGHT THERE AND THE SECOND ONE WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY AND GET TO A HOSPITAL. AND THE LOOMING QUESTION WHY POLICE DESCENDED ON THE NORTHEAST 23RD AND LOTTIE AREA BEFORE 2 P.M. TUESDAY. THEY SAY ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS FOUND IN A PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS THERE. THE OTHER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE AND IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THIS HAPPENS FAR TOO OFTEN AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR COMMUNITY FEELS UNSEEN. POLICE STILL DON’T KNOW WHY THE SUSPECT OPENED FIRE ON THOSE TWO VICTIMS. ANTI-VIOLENCE GROUP LIVE FREE OKC SAYS THIS AREA HAS BEEN ON THEIR RADAR BEFORE GROUP MEMBERS WORK TO DE-ESCALATE VIOLENCE AND HELP PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. THEY SHOW UP ON THE SCENE FOR SUPPORT. YOU HEAR THE MOTHER OVER THERE AND IT’S TRAUMATIC, LYNN JACKSON TOLD US. SHE GREW UP ON THIS SIDE OF OKC, WHERE SHE HOPES SOME LOVE WILL DEFUZE VIOLENCE. WE NEED TO WRAP AROUND THE MOTHER WE NEED TO WRAP AROUND THE FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE IF WE DON’T, THEN THE YOUNGER PEOPLE THEY ARE GOING TO RESOLVE IT. THE ONLY W
Victim killed, another injured after shooting in northeast Oklahoma City, police say
Details about the victims have not been released.
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Updated: 6:35 AM CDT Aug 21, 2024
Police arrested a suspect after a victim was killed and another was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in northeast Oklahoma City.>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Around 1:45 p.m., police responded to a double shooting near Northeast 23rd Street and Lottie Avenue. Police said they learned two young men were walking down the street when someone on the north side of the road saw them, produced a gun and opened fire.One of the victims was shot and killed at the scene. The other was hit in the leg and taken to an area hospital with injuries that police said are not believed to be life-threatening.“At some point, a man on this side of the street, the north side of the street, saw them, produced a firearm and opened fire on both of them.” MSgt. Gary Knight said. “They had made it to this side of the street when the shooting started, and they ran across. One fell and unfortunately died right there, and the second one was able to get away and get to a hospital.” >> Download the KOCO 5 AppDetails about the victims have not been released.The situation hit the neighborhood hard, as friends and family members gathered at the scene. "This happens far too often, and a lot of times our community feels unseen," Lyn Jackson, chief operating officer for LiveFree OKC, said. Police said they don't know why the suspect opened fire on the two men. LiveFree OKC, an anti-violence group, said that the area has been on their radar before. Group members work to de-escalate violence and help those impacted by gun violence. “They show up on the scene for support. You can hear the mother over there. It’s traumatic," Jackson said. Jackson said she grew up in the area of the shooting. She said she hopes love with help diffuse violence. “We need to wrap around the mother. We need to wrap around the family members, because if we don’t, then the young people will resolve this the only way they know," Jackson said. Top Headlines Police search for suspect involved in hit-and-run crash in southwest Oklahoma City Joe Biden's exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a civil rights hero. Takeaways from Day 1 of the DNC 'She was crying': Mom describes scene after hit-and-run suspect crashed into teen's car Driver grabs woman's neck, slams her into car in alleged road rage incident at Penn Square Mall OSBI investigates Watonga officer's use of force after struggle with autistic child
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police arrested a suspect after a victim was killed and another was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in northeast Oklahoma City.
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Around 1:45 p.m., police responded to a double shooting near Northeast 23rd Street and Lottie Avenue. Police said they learned two young men were walking down the street when someone on the north side of the road saw them, produced a gun and opened fire.
One of the victims was shot and killed at the scene. The other was hit in the leg and taken to an area hospital with injuries that police said are not believed to be life-threatening.
“At some point, a man on this side of the street, the north side of the street, saw them, produced a firearm and opened fire on both of them.” MSgt. Gary Knight said. “They had made it to this side of the street when the shooting started, and they ran across. One fell and unfortunately died right there, and the second one was able to get away and get to a hospital.”
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Details about the victims have not been released.
The situation hit the neighborhood hard, as friends and family members gathered at the scene.
"This happens far too often, and a lot of times our community feels unseen," Lyn Jackson, chief operating officer for LiveFree OKC, said.
Police said they don't know why the suspect opened fire on the two men.
LiveFree OKC, an anti-violence group, said that the area has been on their radar before. Group members work to de-escalate violence and help those impacted by gun violence.
“They show up on the scene for support. You can hear the mother over there. It’s traumatic," Jackson said.
Jackson said she grew up in the area of the shooting. She said she hopes love with help diffuse violence.
“We need to wrap around the mother. We need to wrap around the family members, because if we don’t, then the young people will resolve this the only way they know," Jackson said.
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