Oklahoma officer shoots, wounds man during police pursuit

 


BRISTOW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a drive-by shooting suspect was shot and wounded by an officer during a police pursuit in northeast Oklahoma.

The OSBI says 25-year-old Shawn Dale Sexton of Bristow was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and suffered minor injuries after being shot and crashing his vehicle into a bridge on Sunday afternoon.

The OSBI says Sexton had fired at one officer while fleeing a drive-by shooting he's suspected of committing in the town of Slick, then shooting at a Bristow officer and hitting the patrol car on Highway 48.

The OSBI says Se...



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