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Death in Choctaw Casino parking garage triggers investigation

NEW THIS MORNING: OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL INCIDENT IN THE CHOCTAW CASINO PARKING GARAGE. CHOCTAW NATION REPORTED TO OUR PARTNERS STATION KXII: SOMETHING HAPPENED BETWEEN TWO GUESTS IN THE SKY TOWER PARKING GARAGE. ONE PERSON WAS ARRESTED FOR FIRST OFFENSE.

Suspect arrested, investigation underway after fatal altercation in Choctaw Casino parking garage

The Oklahoma State Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death

Police are investigating and a suspect has been arrested following an incident that is believed to have turned fatal in a parking garage at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant on Sunday. Click here for the latest interesting news. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, officers responded to an altercation at the Choctaw Casino & Resort around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with significant injuries. Medical personnel performed life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene. OSBI officials identified the victim as Phillip Wingfield. >> Download the KOCO 5 app A 20-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Bryan County Jail. KOCO 5 has not released the suspect’s name because no formal charges have been filed. The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of Wingfield’s death. The investigation is ongoing.Top Headlines Police are searching for suspects after three people were injured in separate shootings several blocks apart overnight Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Girl dies after being hit in the head in bizarre badminton racket crash Moore man killed in crash early Sunday on I-40

Police are investigating and a suspect has been arrested following an incident that is believed to have turned fatal in a parking garage at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant on Sunday.

Click here to get the latest and most interesting news.

At around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to an altercation at the Choctaw Casino & Resort, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with significant injuries.

Medical personnel performed life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene. OSBI officials identified the victim as Phillip Wingfield.

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A 20-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Bryan County Jail. KOCO 5 has not released the suspect’s name because no formal charges have been filed.

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of Wingfield’s death. The investigation is ongoing.


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