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| Oklahoma suspect 'kills 2' with AK-47 after shooting & injuring 2 cops | |
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| A suspect is on the run from police after reportedly shooting two people dead in Oklahoma. He is armed with an AK-47 and allegedly shot two officers and a woman earlier. He has also reportedly stolen multiple vehicles. | |
| The suspect has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Vance. | The suspect has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Vance. |
| Two of Vance's family members were found dead, the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has confirmed to News 9. A male was found dead in the yard of a house, while a female was found deceased inside the home. | |
| Vance had also reportedly been making threats towards other family members. | |
| Previous reports stated that Vance had also kidnapped a woman, although the Sheriff’s Office has now confirmed this is not the case. | |
| Vance was originally wanted by police for the shooting of two officers near Wellston, Oklahoma, on Sunday night, according to authorities cited by local outlet News 9. | Vance was originally wanted by police for the shooting of two officers near Wellston, Oklahoma, on Sunday night, according to authorities cited by local outlet News 9. |
| The officers were shot when Vance opened fire with an AK-47 after arriving at the scene in response to a call about gunfire, Lincoln County Sheriff Charlie Dougherty said, as cited by local news outlet KWTV. | |
| One officer was shot in the foot, while the other was hit in the leg. | One officer was shot in the foot, while the other was hit in the leg. |
| Police returned fire, and say Vance was shot at least twice in the torso. | |
| Vance then stole their vehicle and drove to a nearby mobile home park, where he carjacked a woman, shooting and injuring her in the process. The victim refused medical treatment at the scene. | Vance then stole their vehicle and drove to a nearby mobile home park, where he carjacked a woman, shooting and injuring her in the process. The victim refused medical treatment at the scene. |
| The suspect took off in the woman’s vehicle, a white Lincoln Town Car with a blue top. | The suspect took off in the woman’s vehicle, a white Lincoln Town Car with a blue top. |
| However, authorities now believe that Vance has stolen another vehicle, a silver 2008 Hyundai, and may be headed north, the Lincoln County E911 Facebook page said in an update. | |
| One other person has been detained by officers, though it is unclear how the person is connected with the shootings. | One other person has been detained by officers, though it is unclear how the person is connected with the shootings. |
| Vance was recently released from Lincoln County jail after being imprisoned for sexually assaulting a child, according to Dougherty. He is reportedly due to address those charges in court in two weeks. | |
| Records show Vance has previously been arrested several times on charges including obtaining cash or merchandise with fraudulent checks, felony larceny of an automobile, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and assault and battery. | |
| Wellston, located in central Oklahoma, is a small town of about 825 people about 35 miles northeast of Oklahoma City and 70 miles south of Tulsa. | |
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