Suspect surrenders; wounded officer home from hospital

 
By Augie Frost, Ken Raymond, Brian Sargent and Michael Kimball
Published: May 8, 2008

A 10-hour standoff between police and a shooting suspect barricaded in a northeast Oklahoma City house, ended peacefully about 6:35 p.m. — nearly two hours after police fired a gas canister into the residence, police said.

Sgt. Paco Balderrama said police arrested 55-year-old John Ivory Thomas when he finally gave in to police commands and exited the side door of the residence.

The standoff began shor...


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