Two Separate, Fatal, Officer Involved Shootings in Oklahoma Yesterday.
Police in Oklahoma City say officers fatally shot a man suspected in the armed robbery of a cellphone store.
Police Capt. Bo Matthews says officers found the suspect near the store late Monday afternoon and after a foot chase, three officers opened fire when the man refused to put down a gun.
No names were released. Matthews says the officers are on paid leave.
The fatal shooting was the second by police in Oklahoma Monday.
Muskogee police say an officer fatally shot 36-year-old Andrew Kana inside a bar and grill while trying to arrest him on assault and weapons charges from Oklahoma and Idaho.
Police spokesman Lincoln Anderson says Kana was shot after drawing a gun while resisting being handcuffed.
Anderson says three officers were inside the establishment and are on paid leave. Their names haven’t been released.