BREAKING: Suspect In Custody After Allegedly Shooting 2 Police Officers After ‘Violating His Rights’ Over Expired Tags, Reports Says

Tulsa World is reporting that two Tulsa Police officers were allegedly shot by David Anthony Ware. Ware was able to escape from police custody, but after a couple of hours, Tulsa PD located Ware at a house after a tip from Ware’s Facebook page.

From Tulsa World:

“The officers were attempting to pull Ware from a 2007 Chevy Cobalt. Ware was allegedly arguing that the officers were ‘violating his rights’ about the time they informed him the vehicle would be towed due to the expired temporary tags. Ware allegedly pulled a handgun from under his seat as the two officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle. He allegedly shot each officer three times, striking each in the head at least once.

Ware allegedly fled the immediate area on foot, got into a red Jeep SUV, and fled further. After a lengthy search and tips to police, officers located Ware at a residence near 34th Street and South Garnett Road. Ware surrendered when police surrounded the house. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said the driver of the getaway vehicle, 29-year-old Matt Hall, had been arrested after 1:15 p.m. in Broken Arrow.”

🚨🚨 Officers Shot – Suspect on the loose 🚨🚨

Suspect – David Ware ***ARMED AND DANGEROUS***

Officers stopped the suspect at 8900 E. 21st street at about 3:30 AM, a scuffle ensued with the suspect, Ware pulled a gun on the officers and fired multiple times…. pic.twitter.com/4mzeDx3uEG

— Tulsa Police (@TulsaPolice) June 29, 2020

It feels like things are getting worse in our country. The police have always walked around with a target on their backs. They go into the roughest neighborhoods and do the work that none of us want to do. They are brave and relentless, but they are also human and capable of making mistakes.

I am tired of having to say this, but it is okay to support the police. It is okay to say that these two men did not deserve to get shot. Corrupt cops deserve to be disciplined, including going to jail, but not all cops are corrupt.

I am tired of getting notices like this:

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#BREAKING: Two Tulsa Police Officers were shot this morning during a traffic stop near 21st & Memorial.

We don’t know their condition at this time.

Police are still looking for the suspect. @KTULNews pic.twitter.com/JxUnpRpoRT

— Haley Hughey (@haleyhughey) June 29, 2020

Here’s a look right now as Tulsa Police try to find the man who shot two officers this morning during a traffic stop.

Police are using all resources to track him down.

The officers are in the hospital. Police are not releasing their conditions right now. pic.twitter.com/UOKovnvPaH

— Haley Hughey (@haleyhughey) June 29, 2020