Midwest City shooting victim identified

Police have identified the accused shooter as Lester Kinchion, 21, of Midwest City. Kinchion is being held at Midwest City jail on a murder complaint.

McCoy was paying a visit to an individual under pre-release supervision at a home in the 1400 block of Maple Drive in Midwest City when a confrontation with Kinchion ensued. Kinchion lives at the home but was not who McCoy came to see, said Assistant Chief Sid Porter at a news conference Friday.

MIDWEST CITY — One man is dead after a fight in a neighborhood near Midwest City High School ended Friday when one man shot another in the head, police said.

The suspect also fired a gun at Midwest City officers when they arrived at the scene in the 1400 block of Maple Drive, causing a brief standoff Assistant Chief Sid Porter said.

Bryan Vanassche, who witnessed the shooting, said he was in his driveway when a man who had a collapsible baton, handcuffs and a gun approached his neighbor's house.

“He knocked on the door across the street and a young man answered,” Vanassche said. “The kid pushes him off the porch. It turned into some kind of fight.”