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December
Date: Sunday, Dec. 3
Department(s) involved: Broken Arrow Police Department.
Shot: Troy Anspaw
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Gun.
Details: Broken Arrow police said Anspaw exited a pickup during a traffic stop and pointed a gun at officers before being shot and killed. Video released by the department shows an officer yelling “get that gun out of your hand” before Anspaw is shot multiple times.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 2
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Shot: Not released.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: OHP has only said the man had a weapon.
Details: Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office officials said their deputies were sent to Tommy’s Bar in Fort Towson following a disturbance there. One OHP trooper also arrived at the scene. Law enforcement reported being confronted in the parking lot by a man reportedly involved in the disturbance. The man, according to a press release, had a weapon and was killed during an exchange of gunfire.
Date: Friday, Dec. 1
Department(s) involved: Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: The person who was shot has not yet had their identity released.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Knife.
Details: Deputies reportedly arrived at the residence following a call for a “domestic incident.” A man with a knife reportedly “charged” toward a deputy and was shot and killed.
November
Date: Nov. 23
Department(s) involved: Atoka County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Dakota Mayo, 26.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Gun.
Details: Authorities said they were notified that Mayo had allegedly made threats toward a group of people before fleeing into the woods. Deputies said in a release Mayo pointed a rifle at them multiple times before he was shot and taken to the hospital.
Date: Nov. 9
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma City Police Department
Shot: Azjaynee Owens-Bey, 31.
Race: Black
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Gun
Details: Owens-Bey was seen on surveillance footage walking through a senior living center in Oklahoma City, pointing a gun at residents. When approached by officers, video shows Owens-Bey eventually dropping his gun before picking it back up and being shot to death.
October
Date: Oct. 25
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Brendan Lantz, 22.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Gun.Details: Lantz reportedly violated the terms of a plea deal and was armed with a gun when confronted with officers. An officer fired his gun at Lantz and grazed the side of his head. Lantz lived, and his mugshot shows dried blood on the right side of his face.
September
Date: Sept. 29. 2023
Department(s) involved: Idabel Police Department, Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police.
Shot: Unreleased
Race: Unreleased
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, but it’s not clear what the weapon was.
Details: Idabel police were investigating a domestic violence call when the man who was later shot to death barricaded himself in his home. Police said the man was “armed,” though they did not say what weapon he allegedly had. The man later “gained access” to a vehicle, tried to leave, and exchanged shots with officers, who killed him, police said.
Date: Sept. 22
Department(s) involved: Choctaw Lighthorse Police Department, Latimer County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Cody Armstrong, 29.
Race: Unreleased.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes with a gun.
Details: The OSBI said Armstrong was under investigation by the FBI for crimes against children when his vehicle was located in Wilburton. Armstrong reportedly “produced a weapon” and was shot and killed by officers in an “exchange of gunfire.”
Date: Sept. 20, 2023
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Shot: Alejandro Faudoa, 28.
Race: Hispanic.
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Unreleased
Details: All authorities have said is that a trooper pulled over a semi-truck, an “altercation began,” and the trooper eventually shot and killed the driver near Stroud on Interstate 44. OHP later clarified that the man did not fire shots at the officer. The man’s mother told KFOR in Oklahoma City that OHP had not contacted her following the killing.
Date: Sept. 4. 2023
Department(s) involved: Clayton Police Department and Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office.
Shot: Michael Wilson, 46.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Authorities shot and killed Wilson after the man allegedly fired a gun at them while they were investigating a call of domestic violence in Clayton. A female told police Wilson had been violent toward her and later barricaded himself inside an apartment. Wilson reportedly fired at officers, who returned fire, killing him.
August
Date: Aug. 13
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Edward Pulley.
Race: White.
Fatal: No.
Armed: Gun.
Details: Pulley was allegedly driving a vehicle with no license plate when he was stopped by TPD officers. He reportedly gave officers a fake name, then reached for a gun in his waistband during a struggle. TPD said Pulley’s gun “discharged” and the bullet struck one officer in the foot. He was then shot by another officer in the torso. Both Pulley and the officer survived, and Pulley was later charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The officers involved were cleared of wrongdoing.
July
Date: July 24
Department(s) involved: McClain County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: John William Stockton, 52.
Race: White
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a knife.
Details: Stockton allegedly barricaded himself inside a house as deputies attempted to serve an eviction notice. Authorities told NewsOn6 that Stockton was killed after “waving a knife” at police.
Date: July 5
Department(s) involved: Bartlesville Police Department
Shot: Ricky Wayne Franks.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Police told The Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise that Franks was suicidal, and was walking in the area of Nowata Road and Madison Boulevard with a gun. Little information has been released by the department about the shooting.
“Negotiations began with the suspect, however, at approximately 4:09 a.m., events transpired that resulted in a Bartlesville police officer firing shots that led to the death of the suspect,” Capt. Daniel Elkins said at a news conference.
Date: July 3
Department(s) involved: Owasso Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Shot: Lance Daniel Paxton, 31.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a shotgun.
Details: Authorities said Paxton was driving an SUV with a false license plate and was believed to be “possibly armed and suicidal.” An officer spotted the SUV, which led to a chase. Paxton, police said, exited the vehicle with a shotgun. Police then shot and killed the man.
May
Date: May 24
Department(s) involved: U.S. Marshals Service
Shot: Shari Vincent, 44
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Gun.
Details: Authorities said they were attempting to arrest Vincent, who had two warrants for her arrest and was considered “potentially violent.” She was shot and killed after she fled from a traffic stop and allegedly rammed a Marshals Service vehicle before drawing a weapon, the Oklahoman reported.
Date: May 17
Location: Shawnee
Department(s) involved: Shawnee Police Department
Shot: Dakota Novotny, 30.
Race: Native American.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Authorities told FOX25 the man was armed with a gun, and was pointing it at passing vehicles. When officers arrived, he allegedly pointed the gun at them, and he was shot and killed.
Date: May 12
Location: Beckham County
Department(s) involved: Beckham County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Unreleased.
Race: Unreleased.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said the man had a gun.
Details: The only information authorities have released so far is that deputies with Beckham County’s sheriff’s office shot and killed a man following a pursuit. The man allegedly had a firearm.
Date: May 8
Location: Okmulgee
Department(s) involved: Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office
Shot: Matthew Guffey, 43.
Race: White
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Authorities said he had a knife.
Details: Authorities told Fox23 only that Guffey had a knife and “a confrontation developed.” Guffey was shot by a deputy and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
April
Date: April 22
Location: South Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Bixby Police Department
Shot: Jeremy Shane Brown, 48.
Race: White
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Brown was reportedly seen carrying a gun and “firing off shots” in the parking lot of a Tulsa convenience store. He was shot and killed by Bixby Police officers.
March
Date: March 25
Location: Moore
Department(s) involved: Moore Police Department
Shot: Brian D. Payne, 55
Race: White
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a knife.
Details: Moore police said they found Payne inside a stolen vehicle. He exited the vehicle with a knife, according to officers, and ran away. Officers pursued, according to video released by the department, and eventually Payne turned toward officers with the knife above his head, threatening to kill himself. He was shot and killed.
Date: March 24, 2023
Department(s) involved: Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Shot: Rosendo Enrique Rivero, 25.
Race: Black
Fatal: Yes
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers shot and killed Rivero after being notified by authorities in Kansas that the man, who was wanted for bank robbery as well as a shooting in Florida, was possibly headed to Oklahoma. Rivero, authorities in Oklahoma said, fired multiple shots at troopers before being shot and killed.
Date: March 1
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Stormy Fuller, 32
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Fuller allegedly broke into a home near downtown that was under renovation. Police told NewsOn6 Fuller fired a gun at them, then fled down an alley. He then allegedly “pointed the gun at (officers) or shot” at them again, at which point he was shot and killed.
February
Date: Feb. 18
Location: Tulsa
Department(s) involved: Tulsa Police Department
Shot: Joshua Taft, 31.
Race: White.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Police said the man was armed with a pistol.
Details: The man was originally a suspect in a hit and run, but was shot by police after allegedly aggressively charging an officer and asking to be shot, police said. Officers found a pistol on him, they said.
Date: Feb. 15
Location: Hugo
Department(s) involved: Hugo Police Department
Shot: The man’s identity has not been released.
Race: Not released.
Fatal: The department said the man had been hospitalized in Dallas following the shooting but released no further details.
Armed: Yes, police said the man had a gun and fired at officers.
Details: All the OSBI has said is that Hugo police saw a man “known to have felony warrants”, and that officers struggled with the man, who fled on foot. The man later allegedly fired at officers, who returned fire and struck him. He was flown to a Dallas hospital and no further updates have been released.
Date: Feb. 9
Location: Spiro
Department(s) involved: Spiro Police Department
Shot: Damon Dante Henderson, 30.
Race: Black
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a gun.
Details: Police had been looking for Henderson, who reportedly brandished a weapon in public the night before, for at least one day before finding him. Police reported that they located Henderson on Feb. 9, and that he shot a patrol vehicle before being shot in return fire. According to the OSBI, Henderson was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Date: Feb. 2
Location: Wyandotte, River Bend Casino
Department(s) involved: Wyandotte Nation Police
Shot: Unreleased
Race: Unreleased
Fatal: No. The latest update had the person in critical condition
Armed: Unreleased. The person was reportedly holding a knife.
Details: Little information has been released about the shooting. A Wyandotte Nation Police officer reportedly shot a suspect at 9:50 a.m. following an “altercation,” in which the suspect was Tased and eventually shot. The FBI is handling the investigation because the person was shot on tribal land.
January
Date: Jan. 14
Location: McAlester
Department(s) involved: McAlester Police Department, Krebs Police Department.
Shot: James Klembara
Race: Not released.
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Authorities have said the man had a “carbine rifle.”
Details: Officers arrived at the man’s home after being notified he was having a “mental episode,” the OSBI told KFOR. When officers arrived, the man had a rifle, police said. No other information has been released except that the man was shot and killed after reportedly refusing to drop the gun.
Date: Jan. 9
Location: Guymon
Department(s) involved: Guymon Police Department
Shot: Chiewelthap Mariar, 26.
Race: Black
Fatal: Yes.
Armed: Yes, with a knife.
Details: Police said they received a call the night of Jan. 9 about a disgruntled employee at a local business. Police said they arrived and saw Mariar, who “produced a knife” and began walking toward officers. Police told KFOR they first Tased Mariar before shooting him. He died at an area hospital.
