Tulsa Police identify man killed by officers following 'ambush' shooting at 61st and Harvard

Tulsa Police say officers shot and killed a man Sunday after he shot a random jogger, and then tried to ambush officers.

Police say that the jogger is expected to be okay, and no officers were hurt.

Officers describe this shooting as chaotic and unusual, and are still working to piece together just why someone would do something like this.

WHAT POLICE SAY HAPPENED

Tulsa Police say they were called to help a jogger who got shot in the leg near 61st and Harvard.

While officers were helping the runner, they said a man, identified as Parker Grayson Brown, came out from behind the fire trucks and started shooting at them.

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"Officers are now switching from this rescue mode, this medical care mode, into now we've got an armed suspect who, the suspect who shot the jogger, now shooting at us,” said Meulenberg. “Clearly, even though this is odd, this is an ambush attack on our officers."

 Police say they shot back, and the shooter got in his car and tried to get away.

As officers chased him, they say he stopped in a cul-de-sac near 61st and Delaware and got out of his car and started shooting at them again.

That’s when officers shot and killed him.

Police say this isn’t something officers see every day, but they are trained to handle situations that can change in an instant.

"It is unusual,” said Captain Richard Meulenberg of the Tulsa Police. “It does happen, unfortunately, that people will ambush first responders, ambush police officers. We're going to respond in kind. We are going to defend ourselves, we are going to defend the community here."

WHAT NEIGHBORS SAY

A neighbor named Chris says he was shocked to watch the shooting happen.

"It's very surreal,” said Chris. “We walk our dogs around here, kids play in the street. To have all this happen, big police car chase and shooting and someone dead in the street, it's unreal."

Chris was glad police were there quickly, and feels for the officers who had to make the split-second decision.

"It's sad,” said Chris. “It's a loss of life for Tulsa. This was someone's baby, this was someone's child. Imagine being the officer to say, I am here to serve and protect, and part of your responsibility to serve and protect is to do that."

WHAT’S NEXT

As is standard, the officers involved will be put on administrative leave until the investigation is done. 

The evidence will be turned over to the Tulsa County District Attorney, who will decide if any charges will be filed.

Officers say they have identified the shooter as a 30-year-old man but have not released his name, and are looking into what motive he might have had or if he had any history with law enforcement.