Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(117,947 posts)By Chris Cordt
Okmulgee, Okla.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating after Okmulgee County Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed a man this morning.
Okmulgee County Sheriffs Deputies responded to a request for a welfare check in the 17000 block of Bristlecone Rd. near Morris, Oklahoma.
KRMG was told that two deputies arrived at the home and made contact with 50-year-old Robert McMurtry outside the residence. Deputies say McMurtry appeared distraught and approached deputies in a threatening manner with a machete outside the home.
The deputies were forced to defend themselves and fired at McMurtry. McMurtry was pronounced dead at the scene by Okmulgee County EMS ...
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/okmulgee-deputies-shoot-and-kill-man-osbi-investig/nP8S8/