THIS EVENING? WELL, GUYS, POLICE WERE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN A PERSON OF INTEREST, BUT SWAT TEAMS WERE CALLED IN AND POLICE EVEN BLOCKED THIS ROAD RIGHT HERE. AFTER THE VICTIM WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES. SOMEONE IS ON THE LOOSE AND IT’S LIKE RIGHT HERE BY MY HOUSE. SO I WAS LIKE, WHEN ASHLEY RETURNED HOME THIS AFTERNOON, SHE WAS MET BY AN OFFICER AS TWISTED OAK DRIVE WAS FULL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND HE JUST TOLD US TO GO IN THE HOUSE AND SHUT AND LOCK THE DOORS. THAT IT’S AN ACTIVE SITUATION. THE KIDS IN HER CAR DIDN’T WASTE TIME, AND WE JUST TOLD THEM, LIKE, RUN IN THE HOUSE, LIKE JUST GO. BUT THEN SHE WONDERED HOW HER DAUGHTER WOULD GET HOME FROM SCHOOL. HER BUS STOP IS RIGHT WHERE THE POLICE WERE CUTTING PEOPLE OFF. LIKE HAD THE ROAD BLOCKED OFF. NORMAN POLICE SAY THERE WAS A SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A SHOOTING HERE ON TWISTED OAK DRIVE. THE CONDITION OF THE VICTIM IS NOT KNOWN RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WERE SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. WE SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS WORKING TO LOCATE THAT INDIVIDUAL AND CURRENTLY HAVE ONE PERSON OF INTEREST DETAINED. POLICE DON’T KNOW WHAT STARTED ALL THIS YET, BUT WE’RE TOLD THE SUSPECT FLED THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. AND THAT’S WHEN THE SEARCH EFFORT STARTED. WE WERE PRETTY QUICKLY ABLE TO OBTAIN SOME SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS FROM POTENTIAL WITNESSES OR PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT SAW THAT INDIVIDUAL LEAVING THE AREA. NOW, TONIGHT, WE HAVE NOT HEARD YET IF AN OFFICIAL ARRE
Norman shooting, police presence created chaos for neighborhood
A Friday shooting at a Norman apartment complex left neighbors on edge as police searched for a suspect.
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Updated: 10:09 PM CDT Sep 6, 2024
A Friday shooting at a Norman apartment complex left neighbors on edge as police searched for a suspect.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Police were eventually able to track down a person of interest in connection with the shooting, but SWAT teams were called in, and roads were blocked after police said the victim was shot several times.“Someone’s on the loose, and it’s right here by my house, I was like, ‘Ahh,’” said neighbor Ashley Wadlow.The shooting happened near Imhoff Road and 24th Avenue Southeast.When Wadlow returned home Friday afternoon, she was met by an officer as Twisted Oaks Drive was full of law enforcement.“He just told us to go in the house and shut and lock the doors because it’s an active situation,” Wadlow said.With kids in her car, she didn’t waste any time.“We told them to run in the house, like, just go,” Wadlow said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppBut then she wondered how her daughter would get home from school.“Her bus stop is right where police were cutting people off and had the road blocked off,” Wadlow said.Police said there was a search for a suspect after the shooting, but the condition of the victim was not released.“We spent the last several hours working to locate that individual and currently have one person of interest detained,” said Sarah Schettler, with the Norman Police Department. Police don’t know what led to the shooting, but officials told KOCO 5 that the suspect fled the scene of the shooting, and that’s when the search effort started.“We were pretty quickly able to obtain some suspect descriptions from potential witnesses or people in the area that saw that individual leaving the area,” Schettler said.At this time, KOCO 5 has not heard if an official arrest was made or the status of the victim. Top HeadlinesInvestigation continues after bodies of 2 toddlers found inside car on Norman roadTaylor Swift shows at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce, Chiefs face Ravens in NFL openerOKC metro school districts take action after shooting threats circulate onlineTeen charged in deadly shooting at Georgia high school appears in court for hearingTwo brothers, two sisters charged in death of 7-year-old Midwest City
NORMAN, Okla. — A Friday shooting at a Norman apartment complex left neighbors on edge as police searched for a suspect.
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Police were eventually able to track down a person of interest in connection with the shooting, but SWAT teams were called in, and roads were blocked after police said the victim was shot several times.
“Someone’s on the loose, and it’s right here by my house, I was like, ‘Ahh,’” said neighbor Ashley Wadlow.
The shooting happened near Imhoff Road and 24th Avenue Southeast.
When Wadlow returned home Friday afternoon, she was met by an officer as Twisted Oaks Drive was full of law enforcement.
“He just told us to go in the house and shut and lock the doors because it’s an active situation,” Wadlow said.
With kids in her car, she didn’t waste any time.
“We told them to run in the house, like, just go,” Wadlow said.
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But then she wondered how her daughter would get home from school.
“Her bus stop is right where police were cutting people off and had the road blocked off,” Wadlow said.
Police said there was a search for a suspect after the shooting, but the condition of the victim was not released.
“We spent the last several hours working to locate that individual and currently have one person of interest detained,” said Sarah Schettler, with the Norman Police Department.
Police don’t know what led to the shooting, but officials told KOCO 5 that the suspect fled the scene of the shooting, and that’s when the search effort started.
“We were pretty quickly able to obtain some suspect descriptions from potential witnesses or people in the area that saw that individual leaving the area,” Schettler said.
At this time, KOCO 5 has not heard if an official arrest was made or the status of the victim.
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