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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/02/2026

Location : Interstate 40 near Shawnee

City : Shawnee

County : Pottawatomie

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department; Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Applicable

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/02/2026, Oklahoma City Police Department officers responded to reports of a man impersonating a police officer and firing at officers. The man continued driving away while police pursued eastbound on Interstate 40, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol joining the pursuit. The pursuit ended near Shawnee, where police reported the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before officers could take him into custody. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news9.com/crime/one-man-dead-after-ocpd-ohp-police-pursuit
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-spencer-suspects-shoots-at-police-shawnee-chase/73325094