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TPD: Police shoot, kill man who pointed gun at officers

Officer-involved shooting near 31st and Mingo | Oct. 28, 2024 (Russell Mills)

Tulsa police said officers shot and killed a man in a neighborhood southwest of 31st and Mingo Monday afternoon.

Police said the shooting happened around 3:30 p.m.

Officers said a student at a Tulsa high school had expressed concern about their father’s mental state, saying he’d been experiencing suicidal ideations.

Police said officers responded to the neighborhood and found the 36-year-old man waiving around a rifle.

TPD said the man got into his truck and drove around the neighborhood, but came back and went inside the house. Police said the man came back out with a pistol and pointed it at officers, leading to officers shooting the man.

The officers involved will be placed on administrative leave, per department policy.

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