Category: Oklahoma|Outside Texas|Police Shooting

On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, a police officer with the Okmulgee Police Department allegedly shot and killed a man wielding a knife. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), the alleged fatal shooting occurred at the Budget Inn on North Morton at approximately 2:30 p.m. Police officers were responding to a call regarding a disturbance at the motel. A man holding a knife to his own throat and threatening to commit suicide met the officers, when they arrived. The officers repeatedly commanded the man to drop the knife. Instead, the man allegedly approached the police. Reportedly, an officer allegedly shot the man, who was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he later died. The name of the deceased was not immediately released, so the family could be informed first. The alleged fatal police-involved shooting is currently under investigation by OSBI. After conducting the investigation, their report will be given to the Okmulgee County District Attorney’s office. The DA is the one who will make the final determination regarding whether the alleged shooting was justified.

There was no information given regarding whether the police officer was wearing a body camera or whether there is dashcam video related to the incident.

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On Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, in southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a man died after an alleged officer-involved shooting. An officer had responded to a call about a man lying in the grass at the intersection of Mackleman Drive and Southeast 59^th Street. The man was later identified as 28-year-old Kyle Anthony Mihecoby. The female officer who went to the scene later reported that the man was not cooperating with her. According to Oklahoma City Police Department Captain Bo Matthews, at that time, the police officer used pepper spray on Mihecoby. Then he reportedly punched her in the face. An altercation followed, during which the officer’s Taser was reportedly taken from her. Mihecoby then allegedly tried to use the Taser on the officer. The police officer then allegedly fired her handgun. Mihecoby was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer was treated at a nearby hospital for injuries to her hands and face. Nothing further has been published on this alleged fatal police shooting, but there will be an investigation into the incident. There was no mention of whether there was a body cam on the police officer when the shooting occurred, to provide evidence of what happened.

In Texas, anytime there is an officer-involved shooting, there is an investigation by the Texas Rangers. In 2015, the Texas Rangers investigated 3,224 incidents total, which includes various categories, in addition to officer-involved fatalities. A total of 1,820 convictions came out of those investigations, resulting in one death sentence, 42 life sentences, and 9,580 years in prison time.

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On November 15, 2017, suicidal 29-year-old Dustin Robert Pigeon was allegedly shot and killed by an officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department. Court files show that on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in connection with that fatal police shooting, the officer who allegedly shot Pigeon faces a complaint of second-degree murder or the alternative of manslaughter in the first degree. Early Tuesday, the officer was booked on the complaint through the Oklahoma County Jail.

The alleged police shooting happened at about 2:40 a.m. at Parkview Village Homes, where officers responded to a call of a suicidal person. Upon arrival, police officers found that Pigeon was threatening to light himself on fire, and he was holding a bottle of lighter fluid and a lighter. Officers tried to talk Pigeon into dropping the lighter fluid, but he failed to comply. According to court documents, a bean bag shotgun was deployed by Officer Troy Nitzky, and the bean bag struck Pigeon in the left hip. Immediately after that, an officer allegedly fired his handgun at Pigeon five times. Although Pigeon was provided with immediate medical attention, he died at the scene.

According to David Prater, Oklahoma County District Attorney, after an investigation, two of the officers at the scene were found to have acted appropriately. They used non-lethal methods to deal with the situation. The third officer, however, was found to have allegedly used excessive force and broke the law when he fired his weapon.

The sentence for second degree murder is 10 years to life in prison. The sentence for the alternative first degree manslaughter charge is 4 years to life.

Since the incident occurred, the police officer who has now been criminally charged has been on paid administrative leave.

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