Off-duty police officer fires 11 shots at man suspected of stealing a Walmart barbecue, who is then rushed to hospital
- The images were taken Saturday in front of a Walmart in Del City, Oklahoma.
- Police confirmed they are investigating after the video was released.
- Neither the shooting victim, who is understood to have been taken to a local hospital in stable condition, nor the off-duty officer involved have been named.
- The man they shot was described by viewers as a black man
- He tried to leave the store with more than he had paid for, police said.
An off-duty police officer was filmed opening fire on a Walmart customer suspected of shoplifting.
Shocking images taken Saturday in Oklahoma show how the suspected thief tries to flee in his car before being shot ’10 or 11 times’.
Del City police confirmed that they are investigating after a clip of the incident was posted online.
Neither the victim of the shooting, who is understood to have been taken to a local hospital in stable condition, nor the off-duty officer involved have been named. The man they shot was described by viewers as a black man.
He tried to leave the store with more than he had paid for, police said.
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The images were taken Saturday in front of a Walmart in Del City, Oklahoma. Shows an off-duty police officer opening fire on a Walmart customer suspected of shoplifting
In the clip posted on Facebook, the two men appear to be free of a fight before the suspected thief tries to flee. With the door still open, the police open fire and shoot the vehicle multiple times before the car leaves
The off-duty police officer at Langston University is understood to also work at the Walmart where the incident occurred.
In the clip posted on Facebook, the two men appear to be free of a fight before the suspected thief tries to flee.
With his door still open, the police open fire and shoot the vehicle multiple times before the car leaves.
Witness John Hamilton told News On 6 that “approximately 10 to 11 shots” were fired at the suspect.
Shannon Hicks added: ‘I was standing at a 45 degree angle from where the shots were fired. If I was in the wrong place, it could also have been a target. ”
Del City Police Commander Bradley Rule said: ‘The suspect was beaten. He received non-fatal injuries. He came to a hospital and now we have detectives talking to him.
The images were taken Saturday outside this Walmart in Del City, Oklahoma.
Neither the victim of the shooting, who is understood to have been taken to a local hospital in stable condition, nor the off-duty officer involved have been named. Spectators describe the shot man as a black man
A Del City police spokesman told DailyMail.com on Sunday that the man he shot had a receipt for buying a barbecue but tried to leave the store with more than he had paid for.
Langston University officials said in a statement: ‘The officer was not performing duties on behalf of the University of Langston at the time of the incident.
“The Langston University Police Department intends to cooperate with the Del City Police Department if assistance is requested.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Walmart for comment.
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