OFFICERS WERE SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER. RIGHT. AND A LOT OF THAT HAPPENED DURING A POLICE CHASE THAT THE SUSPECT WOULD STOP, OPENED FIRE, AND THEN TAKE OFF AGAIN. THAT’S THE LATEST UPDATE FROM POLICE. IT STARTED AS A TRAFFIC STOP AT ABOUT 1 A.M. NEAR SOUTHWEST 59TH AND MAY, AND ENDED AT THE SUSPECT’S HOUSE NEAR SOUTHWEST 66TH AND PENN. POLICE SAY THAT THEY DETAINED THE PASSENGER, BUT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, 43 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY FOSTER, GOT BACK IN AND SPED OFF. WE’RE TOLD AT LEAST ONCE OFFICERS FIRED BACK AT FOSTER WHEN HE HAD STOPPED TO SHOOT AT THEM, AND THEN THEY GOT TO HIS HOUSE. THE SUSPECT GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED SHOOTING AT. OFFICERS CONTINUED TO FIRE. OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE. THE SUSPECT WAS HIT. HE WENT INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. ULTIMATELY, OUR TACTICAL UNIT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, MADE ENTRY, AND TOOK THE SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY. THAT SUSPECT IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. HE WILL BE TAKEN TO JAIL ONCE HE LEAVES THE HOSPITAL. THE THREE OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE ALL ON PAI
Police release details of what led up to chase, gunfight with suspect in southwest OKC
The incident led to a multi-hour standoff situation at the home.
Police released details about what led up to a chase and gunfight with a suspect earlier this week in southwest Oklahoma City. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Three OKC officers on leave following pursuit, exchange of gunfire At 12:54 a.m. Thursday, police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation near Southwest 59th Street and May Avenue. During the stop, police said a passenger in the front seat got out of the vehicle and was detained. The driver, identified as Timothy Foster, also got out of the car but then got back in and sped away, starting a chase. Police said Foster stopped multiple times and fired at the officers who were chasing after him. During at least one of those stops, officers returned fire. The pursuit ended when Foster pulled into his driveway at a home near Southwest 59th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. After parking, police said Foster ran to the front door and engaged in a gunfight with officers.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe incident led to a multi-hour standoff situation at the home. The Oklahoma City Police Department’s tactical unit responded and went into the home, where they found Foster lying on the floor. He was taken into custody and then to an area hospital for injuries he received during the gunfight, according to police. He will be booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on multiple counts, including assault and battery with a deadly weapon on police officers. Three Oklahoma City police officers involved in the shooting – Robert Allen (17 years of service), Officer Dalton Johnson (four years of service) and Officer Joanna Weiss (two years of service) – have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Top Headlines Oklahoma’s game against Maine moved up on Saturday due to possible inclement weather Oprah’s Favorite Things 2024 list revealed. Here’s what you need to know Preliminary report lists what might have caused Rush Fire at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge TIMELINE: Storms with severe weather threat likely this weekend in Oklahoma Snow in Hawaii? Cold air and moisture deliver snow to the state’s tallest mountain
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Police released details about what led up to a chase and gunfight with a suspect earlier this week in southwest Oklahoma City.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Three OKC officers on leave following pursuit, exchange of gunfire
At 12:54 a.m. Thursday, police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation near Southwest 59th Street and May Avenue. During the stop, police said a passenger in the front seat got out of the vehicle and was detained.
The driver, identified as Timothy Foster, also got out of the car but then got back in and sped away, starting a chase.
Police said Foster stopped multiple times and fired at the officers who were chasing after him. During at least one of those stops, officers returned fire.
The pursuit ended when Foster pulled into his driveway at a home near Southwest 59th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. After parking, police said Foster ran to the front door and engaged in a gunfight with officers.
The incident led to a multi-hour standoff situation at the home. The Oklahoma City Police Department’s tactical unit responded and went into the home, where they found Foster lying on the floor.
He was taken into custody and then to an area hospital for injuries he received during the gunfight, according to police. He will be booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on multiple counts, including assault and battery with a deadly weapon on police officers.
Three Oklahoma City police officers involved in the shooting – Robert Allen (17 years of service), Officer Dalton Johnson (four years of service) and Officer Joanna Weiss (two years of service) – have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
Top Headlines
- Oklahoma’s game against Maine moved up on Saturday due to possible inclement weather
- Oprah’s Favorite Things 2024 list revealed. Here’s what you need to know
- Preliminary report lists what might have caused Rush Fire at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- TIMELINE: Storms with severe weather threat likely this weekend in Oklahoma
- Snow in Hawaii? Cold air and moisture deliver snow to the state’s tallest mountain
