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Oklahoma police officer dies after traffic stop shooting
CNN ^ | June 30, 2020 | Theresa Waldrop and Janine Mack

Posted on 06/30/2020 9:18:13 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

(CNN)A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer has died and another is in critical condition after they were shot during a traffic stop early Monday, police said. A suspect has been arrested.

Sgt. Craig Johnson died Tuesday, Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said at a news conference.

David Ware, 32, was arrested Monday in the shooting and faces a first-degree murder charge and two other felony charges, shooting with intent to kill and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony, according to an online court record from the Oklahoma State Courts Network.

A man accused of being an accomplice to Ware was also arrested Monday and faces charges of accessory to murder and accessory to a felony, to the online court site. The officers stopped Ware around 3:30 a.m. Monday, police said on Twitter.

During the stop, there was a scuffle, and Ware allegedly pulled a gun on the officers, firing multiple times, police said.

Ware fled on foot, and police found him later Monday morning at a house, where he surrendered after officers surrounded the home, Tulsa police said in a tweet. CNN has reached out to an attorney for Ware, but hasn't yet received a response.

Johnson was shot multiple times, including in the head, police said. His condition didn't improve after surgery. Officer Aurash Zarkeshan, who was also shot in the head, is still in critical condition but has been responsive to hospital staff, Tulsa Police Department spokesman Jeanne Pierce told CNN.

Johnson joined the department in 2005, Franklin said, and his death is "a tremendous loss to our department." "Sergeant Johnson was a good man who made our lives better, who trained his fellow officers to be better," Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "Our city mourns."

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21 posted on 06/30/2020 10:33:22 PM PDT by caww
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22 posted on 06/30/2020 10:38:28 PM PDT by caww
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23 posted on 06/30/2020 10:39:44 PM PDT by caww
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24 posted on 06/30/2020 10:43:55 PM PDT by caww
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To: Rennes Templar

Prayers for Sgt. Craig Johnson and his family.


25 posted on 06/30/2020 10:44:22 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: caww

he thought he was bound for glory. He probably won’t like the kind of glory hole he’s headed to, tho.


26 posted on 06/30/2020 11:05:42 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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To: SaveFerris

what a P O S!


27 posted on 06/30/2020 11:09:24 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Neither a borrower nor a lender be, be a prepper.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Sadly, there are a few hand clappers around here (thankfully, they have been mostly quiet recently).

May he Rest In Peace.


28 posted on 06/30/2020 11:09:45 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: EinNYC

He deserves the needle.


29 posted on 06/30/2020 11:10:11 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: SaveFerris

What a friggin loser. No punishment for that worm can be too severe.


30 posted on 06/30/2020 11:21:58 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
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To: Maudeen

The Democrat have put their foot on the accelerator to Hell.

It just boggles the mind. Spirit of antichrist at work.


31 posted on 06/30/2020 11:57:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: lightman

Heard on another website. Prayers.

CC


32 posted on 07/01/2020 12:00:20 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: blueplum

Have to say I hope he gets what he’s dished out. And that goes for all those who are attacking officers.


33 posted on 07/01/2020 12:15:27 AM PDT by caww
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To: dp0622; SaveFerris

“Everyone’s got to be ready to shoot back.”

Everyone needs to be ready to meet Jesus. I just watched these two links sent to me by Freepers on Tuesday. . .see what you think. The first is very informative; the second a personal experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apDamfFCqmg&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TdpMSMP9x4&feature=youtu.be


34 posted on 07/01/2020 12:18:57 AM PDT by Maudeen (www.thereishopeinJesus.com)
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To: Maudeen

I had a nagging in my soul last year that 2020 was going to be a “year”.

I don’t think we’ve seen all of it yet. Obviously we haven’t seen the whole year yet (duh).

But I think the DemocRATs and the NWO types still have things in store. /adjusting tinfoil hat

I’ll be happy to be proven incorrect on this one.

Dunno. I’m still kinda reeling from all of the Democrat insanity this year, so far.


35 posted on 07/01/2020 12:24:10 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Salvation

Yes, and all the officers there...sad sad happening. He has two young kids.

I’ve been acquainted with several officers and my Uncle was A Sheriff In Buffalo..and head of juvenile for a time. People really don’t have a clue the types of people officers face daily....let alone when they have to go into homes. What they see and face is too raw to put here but it would sicken more than most could handle just hearing.

Officers are sort of like our military in how they view one another...so when any go down it hits them gut hard, and a reminder they truly do face potential death every day.


36 posted on 07/01/2020 12:29:01 AM PDT by caww
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To: Salvation

Yes, and all the officers there...sad sad happening. He has two young kids.

I’ve been acquainted with several officers and my Uncle was A Sheriff In Buffalo..and head of juvenile for a time. People really don’t have a clue the types of people officers face daily....let alone when they have to go into homes. What they see and face is too raw to put here but it would sicken more than most could handle just hearing.

Officers are sort of like our military in how they view one another...so when any go down it hits them gut hard, and a reminder they truly do face potential death every day.


37 posted on 07/01/2020 12:29:01 AM PDT by caww
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To: SaveFerris

Guy has a long history of burglaries going back to when he looked normal and straight...


38 posted on 07/01/2020 12:33:23 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa

Yikes


39 posted on 07/01/2020 12:37:10 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

“The Democrats have put their foot on the accelerator to Hell.”

A perfect summation of current events.


40 posted on 07/01/2020 2:15:48 AM PDT by LateBoomer
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