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‘It was just madness inside.’ Gunman kills 4 people at Tulsa hospital complex
“It was simply insanity inside, with a whole lot of rooms and a whole lot of individuals attempting to get out of the constructing,” Tulsa Police Division Captain Richard Meulenberg advised CNN.
Responding officers who arrived inside minutes “have been listening to photographs within the constructing, and that is what directed them to the second flooring,” Dalgleish mentioned.
The gunman was discovered lifeless by police as they labored their approach contained in the constructing, Meulenberg mentioned, and has not been publicly recognized.
Police suspect the gunman’s deadly wounds have been self-inflicted, and two firearms — described by Meulenberg as a “semiautomatic rifle” and “a semiautomatic pistol” — believed to have been used within the capturing have been discovered subsequent to him. Two of the deceased have been present in the identical room because the gunman, the police captain mentioned.
It was unclear whether or not the 4 individuals killed have been medical staffers, sufferers or guests, mentioned Dalgleish, who mentioned the capturing came about at an orthopedic heart.
As well as, fewer than 10 individuals suffered non-life-threatening accidents, Meulenberg mentioned. Authorities are attempting to find out in the event that they have been wounded by gunfire or in the course of the chaos of escaping the scene, he mentioned. No officers have been injured.
Investigators are working to find out the gunman’s motive, though the capturing was not believed to be indiscriminate, Meulenberg advised CNN’s Don Lemon.
“He very purposefully went to this location, went to a really particular flooring, and shot with very particular function,” he mentioned. “This was not a random capturing by this particular person.”
Witnesses describe frantic first moments
“It is terrible, it is unhappy. My daughter-in-law is from Buffalo, so now it is so near house, it is not even protected in case you come outdoors anymore, you understand?” Nathan mentioned.
“I imply, you see it on TV,” her daughter-in-law mentioned, “however you do not assume it is really going to occur proper in entrance of your eyes, so this can be a wakeup name for my youngsters, this could actually occur anyplace and it’s totally scary.”
“You’ll be able to’t even go to a retailer, you may’t even go to highschool, now you may’t go to the physician?”
Debra Proctor was in one other constructing on the hospital campus for an appointment when she heard police sirens.
“Police have been in every single place within the parking zone, up and down the encircling blocks,” mentioned Proctor, a registered nurse for greater than 4 a long time. “They have been nonetheless arriving once I was leaving.”
Kalen Davis, a lifelong Tulsa resident, was ready in visitors round 5 p.m. native time when she noticed a number of police automobiles responding to the scene.
In a video she shared with CNN, authorities could be seen working towards a constructing with their weapons drawn. Two officers are seen taking lengthy weapons out of their trunks as extra emergency automobiles race to the scene.
“I simply knew that it was a capturing state of affairs as a result of I noticed police working with rifles,” Davis, 45, advised CNN. “That is once I acquired emotional.”
Taking pictures occurred at city ‘sacred floor’
Oklahoma state consultant Melissa Provenzano, whose district contains the hospital, advised CNN she was on campus the morning of the capturing and referred to as it “the middle of our neighborhood.”
“That is simply one of many hallmark places in our city,” she mentioned, and credited hospital workers there for saving her father’s life when he contracted Covid-19.
“This campus is sacred floor for our neighborhood,” mentioned Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, who additionally expressed “profound gratitude” for the primary responders who “didn’t hesitate at present to reply to this act of violence.”
“The women and men of the Tulsa Police Division didn’t hesitate,” the mayor mentioned.
Provenzano additionally hailed the efficient police response but urged extra proactive work is required to curb related shootings sooner or later.
“I simply can’t say sufficient good issues about them,” she mentioned of the police, “however you understand, why have been they wanted within the first place?”
CNN’s Christina Maxouris, Elizabeth Joseph, Amanda Jackson, Kaitlin Collins, Sharif Paget, Melissa Macaya and Elise Hammond contributed to this report.
NORMAN — Jake Taylor’s return to the lineup against Auburn brought Oklahoma’s offensive line some much-needed stability.
It was just the second time the OU right tackle has been able to take the field this year, and his return meant that the Sooners’ starting unit all rolled out together for the first time in 2024.
Taylor started against Houston, though he exited that game early, but he finished all four quarters in OU’s 27-21 win over the Tigers last Saturday after battling injuries for the first month of the season.
“I was fortunate enough to play in Houston for about a quarter and a half,” Taylor said on Wednesday. “Even that experience was amazing. Was able to play all of Auburn. Great competition, knocked the rust off and stuff like that. It’s been an amazing experience. Definitely been having to be tough through this journey, but almost to the end of the bumps and bruises journey to say the least.”
As a result of Taylor’s return, Bill Bedenbaugh’s offensive line had its best game from a simple communication standpoint, even in the face of Auburn’s rowdy crowd.
“They were much more consistent,” OU coach Brent Venables said. “Our communication was cleaner. Everything was cleaner from how we’re targeting and our protection was really pretty good.”
The Sooners gave up a season-low two sacks, though there are still gains that need to be made in the running game.
Those improvements will come, Oklahoma hopes, as the offensive line continues to build chemistry.
For Taylor, though, Saturday’s win was about knocking off some of the cobwebs because it’s been a long time since he’s played four quarters of football.
“Me and my family talked about — the last time I played a full game was back in senior year of high school (during) one of the four out-of-state games,” Taylor said. “Because (with) Las Vegas competition, you were out at halftime. So it was definitely rough on the body, to say the least. Conditioning wise, you got into the game a little over halfway through, but didn’t really help being out the majority of the start of the year, too.”
Oklahoma’s coaching staff is aware it will take a few weeks for Taylor to fully get back to where he was before the injuries on the conditioning front.
“Obviously there’s some rust for him, the endurance piece,” Venables said. “And some of the limitations that you have when you’re out, so the things that you can’t do — maybe it’s weight room and some of your lower body strength and stuff like that — and when you’re out several weeks, that adds up quick. And you lose — physically you can lose a lot quick.”
But Taylor will have two weeks to work throughout practice to get ready to face off against No. 2 Texas’ talented defensive line. As the physical work to get fully into game shape continues, Venables is pleased with the mental edge Taylor brings every day.
“He’s worked hard to get himself back where he needs to be and it was good to get him back,” Venables said. “He’s a long athletic guy that has been in the system for a while, and so if he does make a mistake, he quickly understands that it’s not real complicated for him.”
Taylor is just excited to continue to work with the starting offensive line, as the unit has faith it can still take a massive step forward as the Sooners enter this key stretch to take on the Longhorns, South Carolina and No. 12 Ole Miss.
“Getting a stable O-line out there is amazing to see,” Taylor said,
“Course, all of us are going through some stuff. When we’re able to get rest up — this bye week is gonna be great for that — we’re just gonna get closer. The chemistry’s gonna get tighter. We’re just gonna be better overall.”
Oklahoma
Does Oklahoma play today? College football schedule for Sooners’ next game after Week 6 bye
Michael Hawkins Jr. leads Oklahoma football to Week 5 win vs. Auburn
Freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. led the Oklahoma football team to 27-21 road win over Auburn on Saturday.
Oklahoma football hasn’t looked pretty through five games into its first season in the SEC — but will certainly take a 4-1 record heading into its bye week, all things considered.
The Sooners’ offense has been the worst in the conference this season, ranking last of 16 teams in total offense (297.8 yards per game) this season. They also benched five-star sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold in the second quarter of their game 25-15 loss to Tennessee, replacing him with true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr., who led Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1 SEC) to a 27-21 comeback win over Auburn in Week 5.
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Oklahoma faced a 21-10 deficit but came back and won 27-21, thanks to a 63-yard pick-six by linebacker Kip Lewis with just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter to take a 22-21 lead. Hawkins Jr. flipped into the end zone for a 2-point conversion to give the Sooners a three-point lead that ballooned to six points after a Zach Schmit 39-yard field goal.
Now the Sooners have two weeks to prepare against archrival No. 1 Texas (5-0, 1-0), one of the top contenders for the College Football Playoff national championship. They’ll also hope to get some of their top receivers back for the Red River Rivalry.
Here’s everything to know about Oklahoma’s bye week for Week 6 of the college football season:
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Does Oklahoma play today?
The Sooners are idle in Week 6 of the college football season, giving them an extra week to prepare for No. 1 Texas at the Cotton Bowl on Oct. 12. The Longhorns are also idle for Week 6, meaning both teams have ample preparation time for the first Red River Rivalry as SEC opponents.
Oklahoma has one more week off this season on Nov. 16, a week after it travels to Missouri and a week before it hosts Alabama.
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Oklahoma football schedule 2024
Here’s Oklahoma’s full 2024 schedule:
All times Central.
- Friday, Aug. 30: vs. Temple (W, 51-3)
- Saturday, Sept. 7: vs. Houston (W, 16-12)
- Saturday, Sept. 14: vs. Tulane (W, 34-19)
- Saturday, Sept. 21: vs. Tennessee (L, 25-15)
- Saturday, Sept. 28: at Auburn* (W, 27-21)
- Saturday, Oct. 5: BYE
- Saturday, Oct. 12: vs. No. 1 Texas* (Dallas) | 2:30 p.m. | ABC (ESPN+ and Fubo)
- Saturday: Oct. 19: vs. South Carolina*
- Saturday, Oct. 26: at No. 11 Ole Miss*
- Saturday, Nov. 2: vs. Maine | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+, SEC Network +
- Saturday, Nov. 9: at No. 9 Missouri*
- Saturday, Nov. 16: BYE
- Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. No. 4 Alabama*
- Saturday, Nov. 30: at No. 12 LSU*
*Denotes conference game
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DURANT, Oklahoma (KXII) – There’s a new statue at Southeastern Oklahoma University that’s part of an old story.
The statue of the “Two Brothers” weighs 1700 pounds and symbolizes the bond between the Choctaw and the Chickasaw nations.
“We recognize and honor the historic connection between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which started many years before the story of the two brothers, Chiksa’ and Chatah, even began,” SOSU Student Senator Alexander Robinson said.
Before the Choctaw and the Chickasaw, there was just one tribe, led by two brothers.
Eventually, the brothers parted peacefully, each taking a part of the tribe with them.
The sculpture captures that very moment.
“It has been long known that we needed to create something to commemorate the importance of these two huge tribes and how important they are to the students that come here,” artist Jane Umsted said.
To this day, though they are separate, the two tribes work hand in hand.
They chose the SOSU campus because leadership in both tribes strongly believe in education.
Speaking at the dedication ceremony, Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby said, when the youth excel, the whole tribe excels.
Before this ceremony, SOSU did not have any bronze art on campus. Now, the growing school is home to a piece of the past — and a model for the future.
“What we’re trying to do for our kids, for our grandkids, that’s so important to us, and the legacies we want to leave behind,” Choctaw Chief Gary Batton said. “A lot of times, I hope I’m just living out the vision our ancestors set for us many many years ago.”
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