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🌱 Woman Shot While Driving + Police Arrest Shooting Perpetrator

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Happy Thursday, Tulsa! Here's what's going on today in town.


First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm in spots. High: 78 Low: 56.


Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

  1. Tulsa police responded to a drive-by shooting on Interstate 244 at Yale Avenue. A 40-year-old woman was driving when she was shot by an unknown vehicle and an unknown driver.
    She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. (KTUL)
  2. The Tulsa Police Department has arrested a man who shot his neighbor, then escaped his home during an hours-long standoff with police. Officers received a call from a woman on Tuesday saying her 23-year-old grandson had been shot by his neighbor. The victim went to his neighbor's to talk to him about the WiFi. After knocking on the door twice, the victim said his neighbor, Edward White, fired several gunshots through the window. One bullet hit the victim in the shoulder. (KTUL)
  3. Tulsa Police said they are grappling with a terrible homeless problem in the city. (News On 6)
  4. Two students have been suspended after they shot at least 12 students and two teachers with a plastic Airsoft gun on Tuesday, Union Public Schools confirms. (kjrh.com)
  5. Emergency crews rescued a woman who fell at least 20 feet off of a cliff at Chandler Park early Wednesday morning. (News On 6)

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Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.

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