Man shot by Midwest City police officer dies at hospital

MIDWEST CITY— A man who was shot by a police officer on Oct. 5 died Friday, Police Chief Brandon Clabes said Tuesday.

Charles A. Pettit, Jr., 18, of Oklahoma City, was shot by officer James Hill after Pettit pointed a loaded firearm at Hill, police said.

Pettit, who was hospitalized after the shooting, died Friday at OU Medical Center.  

“I am sympathetic for Pettit's extended family but there are consequences when you don't comply with lawful orders and try to kill a police officer,” Clabes said in a news release.

Police said Pettit fled the scene of a burglary on Peppertree Lane about 4 a.m. Oct. 5 and was pursued on foot by Hill.  Hill chased Pettit and another male across a south parking lot of Rose State College. 

The unidentified male fled the scene west and Pettit stopped on the east side of a trash bin near the aquatics center on the campus.

Hill ordered Pettit multiple times to show his hands and Pettit pointed a loaded semi-automatic handgun at Hill, Clabes said.  Hill shot Pettit several times.  

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater ruled the shooting was justified.  Hill was cleared internally following a Midwest City review board, Clabes said.