FAIRFAX, Okla. (AP) - The Latest on an Oklahoma police officer who shot a man after he fatally shot his estranged wife in northeast Oklahoma (all times local):
4:45 p.m.
Authorities say a northeast Oklahoma police chief fatally shot a man who had shot and killed his estranged wife and opened fire on officers.
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Ray Robertson died at a hospital Thursday after being shot earlier in the day by Fairfax Police Chief David Bradley.
A news release from the sheriff’s office says Robertson went into a business in downtown Fairfax about 8 a.m. Thursday and shot Teresa Robertson, his estranged wife. Teresa Robertson ran from the building and collapsed outside where she was found dead.
Kenneth Robertson then went to City Hall where he told employees to contact Bradley.
When Bradley arrived, Robertson went outside screaming and shooting, then pointed a gun at a second officer as Bradley returned fire and shot Robertson.
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3:30 p.m.
A man shot by a northeast Oklahoma police officer has died after he allegedly fatally shot his estranged wife, then went to a city hall building armed with a rifle.
Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden tells reporters that the man died hours after an officer shot him Thursday morning in Fairfax.
The agency says the man fatally shot the woman in front of a bank in downtown Fairfax, a town of 1,400 people about 70 miles northwest of Tulsa.
Authorities say the man then went to the city hall complex and fired at responding officers, who returned fire.
The woman was dead at the scene and the man died later at a hospital. No other injuries are reported and the names of the man and woman have not been released.
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12:00 p.m.
Police in northeast Oklahoma have shot and wounded a man who authorities say fatally shot a woman then fled to a city hall building armed with a gun.
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says the man fatally shot the woman early Thursday in front of a bank in Fairfax, a town of 1,400 people about 70 miles northwest of Tulsa.
The agency says the man then went to Fairfax City Hall and fired at officers who responded, and the officers returned fire. No other injuries have been reported.
A statement from the sheriff’s office didn’t specify who shot the man, but the Tulsa World reports the acting Fairfax police chief and an Osage County Sheriff’s deputy fired at the man.
Calls seeking comment to Fairfax police weren’t immediately returned.
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