Tulsa Police: Person Of Interest In Custody In Connection To Fatal Shooting

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TULSA, OK -- The Tulsa Police Department has arrested a person of interest in the city's second homicide in as many days.

It was a rowdy scene as officers took Isaiah Gilbert into custody Tuesday afternoon. 

He was spotted at a convenience store and ran off as police approached him. Officers and a K-9 unit captured Gilbert in a backyard in the 6300 Block of South Newport.

Detectives want to question Gilbert about the murder of 17-year-old Kenneth Daniels.

The fatal shooting happened on Monday just before midnight at the Wedgewood Court Apartments near 61^st and Peoria. 

Police say Daniels was shot in the chest inside an apartment. Daniels was taken to a Tulsa hospital where he later died, according to police.  

Police say a female victim was shot in the foot and was taken to a hospital. She was treated and released. 

Police officers from across Tulsa responded to the complex and the hospital after a crowd showed up at both locations. 

Prior to the shooting, witnesses told detectives everyone inside the apartment was gambling in a Craps game. Witnesses said they heard a knock at the door, and Daniels was immediately shot after opening the door. Witnesses reported hearing eight to 10 shots.

This is Tulsa's 17^th homicide of the year.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS.

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