Suspect Arrested After Okla. Standoff. Crowd of 100 threw rocks at cops

[Ian David]

There MUST be more to this story, yes?

Associated Press
April 14, 2007

TULSA, Okla. — A murder suspect surrendered to police following a three-hour standoff at an apartment complex that was complicated by a crowd of bystanders who threw rocks at police, authorities said.

After dispersing the crowd, officers negotiated with murder suspect Rico Starks, 19, for several hours before he surrendered at about 12:30 a.m. EDT on Sunday, said Officer Scott Walton.

Walton said police were not sure whether Starks had been armed, since he had been moving from location to location in the evacuated building.

Walton said officers were first called to the scene about 9 p.m. and encountered neighborhood opposition.

"They were met by a large group _ over 100 people _ that made an effort to assault officers by throwing rocks at their vehicles and the officers themselves," Walton said. "There were shots fired and the officers had their hands full trying to contain the crowd."

More:
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/ap/story.asp?AP_ID=D8OGTCTG0

[Deja Q]

1. As with all things, not excluding Rodney King, there is always more to the story.

Just how much more, we do not know.

What happens afterwards is far more fun, however.

And for 'fun', it relly isn't.

[Coyote_Bandit]

2. Earlier this week

a Tulsa police officer shot and killed a man he believed to be a fleeing robbery suspect. Turns out the guy was not armed - and was in fact not suspected in the robbery. Shooting happened near a major highway. Victim was Hispanic, had a signifiant criminal history and had been deported recently.

There was another incident a few weeks back where a crowd was gathered in a neighborhood park and shots were fired into the crowd. There were also shots fired from the crowd. Lots of teenagers involved in this incident.

The incident last night occurred in one of the rougher neighborhoods in Tulsa - as did the other incidents.

Crime rates are rising in Tulsa. Property tax rates are going up and folks with the resources to do so are fleeing the city for the suburbs.

Personally, I'd prefer to flee the whole damned state.....

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. Intelligent people generally get OUT of Okla-by-Gawd-Homa.

[Rageneau]

4. Knuckledrag