A late-night drive on a northwest Oklahoma City highway turned violent yesterday when an adult man was shot while riding in a vehicle, then rushed to a nearby hospital. Police said the man was taken to a northwest Oklahoma City hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. When officers later found the car at the hospital’s emergency entrance, they could see clear bullet holes along the passenger side. Investigators said they have not yet pinpointed exactly where the shooting happened, and the suspect remains at large.
Police: Car Found At Integris Emergency Entrance
According to News 9, Oklahoma City police were called around 11 p.m. yesterday and found the vehicle parked in the lot near INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center’s emergency department, where the wounded man was already receiving treatment. The car had visible bullet damage on the passenger side, and officers reiterated that the victim’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Where The Car Was Found
Police say the vehicle was discovered near the emergency entrance of INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center, which highlights its emergency medicine services and northwest Expressway campus on its site. Detectives said they are still working to determine where the shooting occurred before the vehicle made it to the hospital, a key detail that could help map out the timeline and location of the attack.
How To Help Investigators
Oklahoma City detectives are asking anyone who may have seen the shooting or who has dashcam footage from the area to contact the department’s Homicide Tip Line at (405) 297-1200 or Crime Stoppers at (405) 235-7300. Those numbers, listed on the city’s police investigative units page, are the most direct way to get information into the hands of detectives working the case.
Local Context
Lake Hefner Parkway and nearby northwest routes have seen their share of serious crashes and emergency responses in recent years, and local coverage of past incidents along the parkway shows how quickly victims can end up at nearby hospitals. That same reporting also underscores how tricky it can be for investigators to trace exactly where a highway shooting starts. Police say nailing down the starting point in this case could prove critical as they work to understand what happened before the car rolled up to the hospital.
