Man Dead After Deputy-Involved Shooting Near The Port Of Catoosa; OSBI Investigating

Authorities in Rogers County say a man is dead after a deputy-involved shooting near the Port of Catoosa on Wednesday morning.

According to authorities, it started after deputies received a call about an employee who had barricaded themselves inside a Valmont Utility building near the intersection of Oklahoma 266 and Alliance Drive in Catoosa. According to deputies, when they arrived on the scene around 4 a.m., the employee made threats against law enforcement. Deputies say they put gas inside the building after about two hours, but then the suspect began shooting at deputies with a nail gun. Deputies returned fire and killed the suspect.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is now investigating the shooting at the request of the Rogers County Sheriff's Office and the FBI. Deputies say a sheriff was struck by a projectile, but it is unclear if it was from nail gun shrapnel or a nail that was shot from the gun.

Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton said deputies tried to make negotiations as peaceful as they could, but now they're left with lots of questions as the investigation with the OSBI begins.

"Why was he up here, why a lot of things, his intentions, why he barricaded himself in an area of the business, so many questions," said Walton.

Authorities have not yet identified the man killed. OSBI confirmed that the investigation involves Native Americans and falls under the McGirt Supreme Court decision.

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