NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – Norman Police Division physique cam video confirmed the wild occasions that occurred in an eight-hour standoff in east Cleveland County on March 28.
It was a person capturing weapons on his property close to 58th Avenue NE and Robinson Road. The one downside was his targets have been apparently homes within the space. Quickly after police acquired there, he additionally began capturing at them. Police stated once they first arrived on the scene, there was hope that it was only a unhealthy backdrop and somebody was doing this on accident. Nonetheless, as time went on, police stated it grew to become obvious that wasn’t the case.
The physique digicam video exhibits cops taking cowl behind one among their autos as a number of pictures have been fired. At one level you may even hear bullets whiz by. It began with a name to 911, with somebody who stated their home was hit by the gunfire. Police stated the person was capturing a wide range of weapons repeatedly. The physique digicam video exhibits a number of cases of bullets being shot of their path.
“So, they’re realizing, they’re truly being focused,” stated Capt. Brent Barbour with the Norman Police Division.
A number of Norman officers have been pinned down with none thought of precisely the place the bullets have been coming from. All of the whereas, neighbors within the space have been trapped inside their properties.
“Let’s go! He’s capturing at you now! Get out of the home!” an officer stated within the physique digicam footage.
“We’re caught and we can not transfer,” Lt. Marcus Savage with the Norman Police Division stated.
“It was scary,” stated Brenda Greenwood, a neighbor within the space who needed to be evacuated.
The officers rescued Brenda and her husband Charles from their dwelling. They needed to cover behind it for 2 and a half hours because the gunfire continued coming from a wooded space.
“We don’t know the place he’s,” the officer stated within the physique digicam video. “He has modified instructions. He’s both focusing on us after we went over the fence or he has modified path of capturing, however they have been actually shut.”
“We waited and we waited,” Savage stated. “What gave the impression to be ceaselessly.”
“It made it a really harmful state of affairs,” Barbour stated.
Police tried sending up a drone to get a greater thought of the suspects location. At that time, they didn’t know the drone could be what saved their lives.
“I believe he’s capturing at your drone,” the officer within the physique digicam video stated as gunshots rang out.
“When the drone went up, it took his consideration off of us,” stated Kyle Hicks, a patrol officer with the Norman Police Division.
The drone distraction ended up giving them an opportunity to get the officers and the residents out to security.
“It was intense,” Brenda Greenwood stated. “It was fairly intense.”
Police stated after a number of makes an attempt all through the afternoon and night of making an attempt to contact the person, they ultimately made contact. Nonetheless, the suspect turned the gun on himself and died on scene. The person owned the property he was capturing from and is believed to be the one individual that lived there. After additional investigation, police stated three separate homes, a big workshop, an RV and two autos skilled injury. Some skilled injury worse than others. No one was injured due to the gunfire.
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