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Oklahoma City police investigate after man shot in cheek

Police respond after man shot in the cheek drives alone to a gas station in southeast Oklahoma

The police are trying to reconstruct the background to the shooting.

THE APP CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE TO ANY SMART DEVICE. SO, BREAKING NEWS COMES INTO THE NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW AT NINE. THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW NEAR SOUTHEAST 59TH AND I-35 KOCO, AUDREY GOODSON. SHE LIVES THERE IN AUDREY NOW. WHAT HAVE THE COPS TOLD YOU SO FAR? WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE? SO, KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA, I’VE BEEN TALKING TO OKLAHOMA CITY COPS FOR THE LAST TEN MINUTES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A PERSON WAS INJURED AFTER BEING HIT BY A BULLET IN THE CHEEK. COME WITH ME NOW AND LET ME SHOW YOU. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BULLET HOLES THAT ARE RIGHT IN THIS CAR. I’LL HAVE MY PHOTOGRAPHER ZOOM IN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE SCENE RIGHT NOW AS THE POLICE TRY TO PIECE PIECE OF EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE POLICE SAY THIS IS NOT WHERE THE SHOOTING FIRST HAPPENED. THEY SAY THE SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST DOWN THE STREET NEAR SOUTHEAST 59TH AND HIGH, AND THE VICTIM DROVE HIMSELF HERE TO THIS PARKING LOT. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVE HERE THEY SAY THEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF A CRIME SCENE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE HAS INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND HEAD AREA AND THE EXTENT AND DETAIL OF THOSE INJURIES. I DON’T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW. I KNOW IT’S NOT LIFE-THREATENING. RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE KNOWN VICTIM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE HE’S THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THAT PERSON IS DOING OK, CONGRATULATIONS. WE KNOW THEY ARE AWAKE AND TALKING TO POLICE OFFICERS, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON ANY SUSPECTS. BUT THEY BELIEVE ONLY ONE PERSON WAS INVOLVED. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATE AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE HERE IN THE NORTH

Police respond after man shot in the cheek drives alone to a gas station in southeast Oklahoma

The police are trying to reconstruct the background to the shooting.

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the cheek in southeast Oklahoma City Thursday morning. Get the latest interesting news here. The shooting happened near Southeast 59th Street and High Avenue. Police said the victim drove himself to a nearby gas station not far from Interstate 35. When officers arrived, they found evidence of a crime scene, including bullet holes in the car. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.>> Download the KOCO 5 app. “He has injuries to his face and head area. As far as the extent and details in that area, I don’t know at this time. However, I do know that it is not life-threatening,” said Sergeant John Skuta. “Right now we only have one victim, and it sounds like he was the only person in the car.” Police are working to piece together the background to the shooting. No arrests have been made. TOP HEADLINES TIMELINE: Multiple waves of storms bring threat of high winds and severe weather Thursday Suspect arrested after driving stolen RV into sewage ditch during chase in Oklahoma City Study shows introducing peanut butter in infancy may help prevent later peanut allergy Police investigate two break-ins and car thefts at Edmond auto dealership U.S. Department of Justice sues OKCPS over failure to rehire military member after deployment

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the cheek in southeast Oklahoma City Thursday morning.

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The shooting occurred near Southeast 59th Street and High Avenue. Police said the victim was driving the car to a nearby gas station off Interstate 35. When officers arrived, they found evidence of a crime scene, including bullet holes in the car.

The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.

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“He has injuries to his face and head. I can’t say the extent and details in that area at this time. But I do know that it is not life-threatening,” said Sergeant John Skuta. “At this point we only have one victim and it sounds like he was the only person in the car.”

Police are currently trying to determine what led to the shooting. No arrests have been made.


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