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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/11/2021

Location : 138-164 North Six Mile Road

City : Fort Gibson

County : Muskogee

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Chouteau Police Department; Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office; additional assisting agencies

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Larceny investigation
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/11/2021 at approximately 4:00 a.m., Chouteau police attempted to stop a pickup truck reportedly connected to a larceny investigation. The male driver continued away and police pursued, beginning a lengthy multi-jurisdictional chase through northeastern Oklahoma.
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The pursuit traveled through several communities and counties, including the Wagoner, Pryor, Okay and Fort Gibson areas, as officers from additional law-enforcement agencies joined or assisted. During the pursuit, police reported that someone inside the pickup fired multiple gunshots toward pursuing officers. Officers returned fire during the chase.
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The pursuit eventually reached the Fort Gibson area. Police lost sight of the pickup for a period before locating it crashed along North Six Mile Road. The driver had been ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The fatality resulted from the crash rather than a documented gunshot wound despite the exchange of gunfire during the pursuit. No additional fatalities were reported.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The officers who initiated the pursuit or fired their weapons during it were not publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/multi-county-chase-includes-shots-035900365.html