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Knife-Wielding Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

E Apache St & N Harvard Ave

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Summary

  • In Tulsa, Oklahoma, police fatally shot a suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, after he threatened convenience store workers with a knife and ignored commands to disarm.
  • Taylor, who was wielding two knives, was subdued with non-lethal measures before throwing a knife at an officer, prompting police to open fire. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. No officers were injured in the incident.

Timeline

First aid was administered on scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.

Taylor threw a knife, hitting an officer while still holding a butcher knife. An officer fired their weapon, striking Taylor.

Commands to drop the weapons were ignored, and as he neared residents and passing vehicles, officers used pepper balls, a bean bag launcher, pepper spray, and a taser.

Officers located the 34-year-old suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, walking east toward a mobile home community while wielding two knives.

Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a convenience store at Apache and Harvard after reports of a man threatening workers. Security reported the suspect had stolen a beer and brandished a bloody knife when confronted.

Incident reported at E Apache St & N Harvard Ave.

First aid was administered on scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.

Taylor threw a knife, hitting an officer while still holding a butcher knife. An officer fired their weapon, striking Taylor.

Commands to drop the weapons were ignored, and as he neared residents and passing vehicles, officers used pepper balls, a bean bag launcher, pepper spray, and a taser.

Officers located the 34-year-old suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, walking east toward a mobile home community while wielding two knives.

Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a convenience store at Apache and Harvard after reports of a man threatening workers. Security reported the suspect had stolen a beer and brandished a bloody knife when confronted.

Incident reported at E Apache St & N Harvard Ave.

First aid was administered on scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.

Taylor threw a knife, hitting an officer while still holding a butcher knife. An officer fired their weapon, striking Taylor.

Commands to drop the weapons were ignored, and as he neared residents and passing vehicles, officers used pepper balls, a bean bag launcher, pepper spray, and a taser.

Officers located the 34-year-old suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, walking east toward a mobile home community while wielding two knives.

Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a convenience store at Apache and Harvard after reports of a man threatening workers. Security reported the suspect had stolen a beer and brandished a bloody knife when confronted.

Incident reported at E Apache St & N Harvard Ave.

First aid was administered on scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.

Taylor threw a knife, hitting an officer while still holding a butcher knife. An officer fired their weapon, striking Taylor.

Commands to drop the weapons were ignored, and as he neared residents and passing vehicles, officers used pepper balls, a bean bag launcher, pepper spray, and a taser.

Officers located the 34-year-old suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, walking east toward a mobile home community while wielding two knives.

Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a convenience store at Apache and Harvard after reports of a man threatening workers. Security reported the suspect had stolen a beer and brandished a bloody knife when confronted.

Incident reported at E Apache St & N Harvard Ave.

First aid was administered on scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.

Taylor threw a knife, hitting an officer while still holding a butcher knife. An officer fired their weapon, striking Taylor.

Commands to drop the weapons were ignored, and as he neared residents and passing vehicles, officers used pepper balls, a bean bag launcher, pepper spray, and a taser.

Officers located the 34-year-old suspect, Marsean Jacue Taylor, walking east toward a mobile home community while wielding two knives.

Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a convenience store at Apache and Harvard after reports of a man threatening workers. Security reported the suspect had stolen a beer and brandished a bloody knife when confronted.

Incident reported at E Apache St & N Harvard Ave.

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westlafayetteUser2196414002Apr 1 at 3:18 PM

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smokedope2016LyfeApr 1 at 3:44 PM

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ytteberryApr 1 at 7:42 PM

knew i heard something at work

madigardner31Apr 1 at 4:00 PM

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westlafayetteUser2196414002Apr 1 at 3:18 PM

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smokedope2016LyfeApr 1 at 3:44 PM

Damn bro should of just stayed home and smoked some za za rip

ytteberryApr 1 at 7:42 PM

knew i heard something at work

madigardner31Apr 1 at 4:00 PM

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westlafayetteUser2196414002Apr 1 at 3:18 PM

HES CHASING ME HELP

smokedope2016LyfeApr 1 at 3:44 PM

Damn bro should of just stayed home and smoked some za za rip

ytteberryApr 1 at 7:42 PM

knew i heard something at work

madigardner31Apr 1 at 4:00 PM

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westlafayetteUser2196414002Apr 1 at 3:18 PM

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