Autopsy: Oklahoma manhunt subject shot at least 20 times

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Tim Talley, Associated Press

Updated 3:56 pm, Wednesday, December 21, 2016




OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who led Oklahoma law enforcement officers on a weeklong manhunt was shot at least 20 times during a gun battle with authorities, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.

Michael Dale Vance Jr. died from a perforating gunshot wound to the neck, according to the report prepared by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But the report also says Vance, 38, of Chandler, had a variety of other gunshot wounds to his arms, legs and pelvic area. In addition, the autopsy found two gunshot wounds from the earlier gun battle with police that were healing.

Among other injuries, the fatal wound to the neck perforated Vance's upper cervical spine and cut his right carotid artery and spinal cord, according to the autopsy report.

The manhunt for Vance began on Oct. 23 after he allegedly killed two relatives and shot two police officers in central Oklahoma. It ended when Vance was killed on Oct. 30 during a shootout on a county road near the town of Leedey, about 130 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Autopsy-Oklahoma-manhunt-subject-shot-as-many-as-10811592.php

[cstanleytech]

1. From what I read in the article if he did what is claimed he was a complete asshole. nt

[Judi Lynn]

5. Undoubtedly a Republican.

[BigDemVoter123]

2. I don't know anything about this, but sheesh-- shot 20 times?

[christx30]

3. Multiple shooters, firing a bunch of times,

as one would in the middle of a gun battle. I could see it.
Guy was a killer. If he gave up, he'd be alive.

[ManiacJoe]

12. If you don't hit anything vital, the fight can go on for quite a while.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. It was another firing squad.

[cstanleytech]

6. By any chance have you read the article yet?

"Video from two dashboard-mounted cameras in Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicles and from a helicopter that was following the chase overhead show Vance, who was driving a stolen flat-bed pickup truck, careen through a roadblock as troopers fired at his vehicle. Several troopers then joined in the chase and fired at Vance, who was returning fire with an assault rifle loaded with two 30-round magazines.
When the chase finally ended, Vance exited the truck and used it as cover as he fired several shots while the vehicle rolled toward the officers. About 30 seconds later, Vance is seen collapsing onto the roadway while troopers continue to return fire."

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Great, another action movie in the sticks.

[appal_jack]

8. No, this was law enforcement protecting public safety.

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The OK Highway Patrol cops who chased and neutralized this criminal showed incredible bravery. This situation is in no way comparable to Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, or any of the other awful and/or highly questionable cases of police abuse in the recent past. Calling it an "action movie in the sticks" unnecessarily belittles very crucial law enforcement work, and is a scummy thing to say about real people facing very real dangers while fulfilling their oaths to protect their communities.

-app

[yagotme]

9. I agree. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. So why is it here?

[Judi Lynn]

10. One sentence stood out as being unlike any other article you'd normally see in a police shooting:

In addition, the autopsy found two gunshot wounds from the earlier gun battle with police that were healing.