Three victims, suspect dead following active shooter situation in Tulsa: police
TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – Four people are dead, including the suspect, after an active shooting situation at a medical building near a Tulsa hospital Wednesday afternoon, police have confirmed.
Officers were initially called to the Natalie Building near St. Francis Hospital for a man armed with a rifle, Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin confirmed on Twitter.
“This turned into an active shooter situation,” a Tulsa police spokesperson said in a released statement.
Tulsa Police have confirmed four people are dead, including the suspected shooter. It’s unclear how many people were injured.
How the shooter died and what prompted the deadly assault have not been released.
Officers are now checking every room in the Natalie Building for additional threats.
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Tulsa police respond to a shooting at the Natalie Medical Building Wednesday, June 1, 2022. in Tulsa, Okla. Multiple people were shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus Wednesday. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP) -
Tulsa police and firefighters respond to a shooting at the Natalie Medical Building Wednesday, June 1, 2022. in Tulsa, Okla. Multiple people were shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus Wednesday. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP) -
Tulsa police and firefighters respond to a shooting at the Natalie Medical Building Wednesday, June 1, 2022. in Tulsa, Okla. Multiple people were shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus Wednesday. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Aerial footage from a TV helicopter appeared to show first responders wheeling someone on a stretcher away from the hospital building.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also at the scene, a spokesperson said.
The Natalie Building houses an outpatient surgery center and a breast health center.
This is a developing situation. Nexstar’s KFOR has a crew on the way to Tulsa.
Wednesday’s shooting comes days after one person was killed and seven others injured at an outdoor festival in Taft, Oklahoma, about 45 miles southeast of Tulsa. A 26-year-old man has been taken into custody for that Sunday morning shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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