An argument between two neighbors in northeast Oklahoma City ended with one man shot in the knee, leaving him hospitalized with injuries authorities describe as non-life-threatening. Police arrested the shooter at the scene and booked him into Oklahoma County Jail on a complaint of assault and battery.
According to KOKH, the two neighbors began arguing in the area, and at some point one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other in the knee. Oklahoma City police officers arrested the shooter on scene, and he was charged with assault and battery, according to the station's report.
Officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to an apartment complex near NE 36th Street and N Hiwassee Road, per the same account. The wounded man was transported to a local hospital, where his injuries were said to be non-life-threatening.
A Corridor With a Recent History of Gunfire
This is not the first time a dispute in this exact stretch of northeast Oklahoma City has turned violent. In April, an earlier dispute-shooting broke out in the same corridor near NE 36th Street and N Hiwassee Road, when an apartment argument escalated into gunfire between two men who then drove to a nearby park to meet emergency responders.
A Tuesday night shooting at the Dunjee Apartments complex was reported in an account based on reporting by News 9. The corridor is in northeast Oklahoma City.
What Charges Could Follow
The shooting led to an assault-and-battery complaint, while any additional charges or penalties would depend on the facts.
In this case, police booked the suspect into the Oklahoma County Jail, according to the report. Investigators will determine the circumstances of the confrontation.
The Reported Assault in Oklahoma City
The reported shooting occurred in Oklahoma City.
Firearms laws are part of the broader backdrop to incidents like this one.
