Tulsa Police Officer Involved Shooting

STORM SHIELD WEATHER APP.YOU'LL GET UP TO DATE WEATHERALERTS STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE.AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGSENDS A SUSPECT TO THE HOSPITAL.IT ALL STARTED WITH OFFICERSRESPONDING TO A BAR FIGHT LATELAST NIGHT...2 NEWS, REPORTER, JEANETTEQUEZADA, JOINS US NOW WITHDETAILS OF HOW THE SITUATIONUNFOLDED.OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO ABAR FIGHT IN THE BLUE DOMEDISTRICT....BUT IT QUICKLYESCALATED TO THE SHOOTING.T-P-D SAYS THE BAR FIGHTHAPPENED ON EAST SECOND STREETAND ELGIN AVENUE..

ALLEGEDLYINVOLVING FIVE OR SIXINDIVIDUALS.WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEYTRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ONEPERSON WHO WAS IN THEIR CARBECAUSE HE WAS ALLEGEDLYINVOLVED IN THE FIGHT.THAT SUSPECT DROVE OFF... ANDHIT A POLICE CAR.POLICE SAY HE THEN DROVE AT APOLICE OFFICER..

THAT OFFICERFIRED THREE SHOTS AT THE SUSPECTAS HE DOVE OUT OF THE WAY.THE SUSPECT THEN LED POLICE ONA CHASE..

WHERE A FEW BLOCKSLATER HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.OT:LT.

CHRIS O'KEEFE/TPD5:44:31:17-5:44:40:34"Once this incident happened,the investigation of the fightkind of came to a halt...theywere dealing with the assault ofa suspect taken into custody.POLICE TELL US THE SUSPECT WASHIT ONCE IN THE LEG AND WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL -- BUT ISEXPECTED TO BE OKAY.THE OFFICER WAS NOT INJURED.T-P-D HAS ASKED NEARBYBUSINESSES FOR SURVEILL