Standoff in Edmond after shots fired at bounty hunters - Edmond, OK
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Bounty hunters attempted to serve a warrant at a residence near Santa Fe and 15th St.
Waymark Code: WM1693C
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2022
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This news story takes place at Bank Side Circle, where a standoff ensued after bounty hunters attempted to serve a warrant. Sadly, the suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Original Story
A suspect opened fire on bounty hunters in Edmond Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
The bounty hunters were attempting to serve a warrant on the suspect at Bank Side Circle, near 15th and Santa Fe.
The suspect fired a gun at the bounty hunters.
No one was hit by the gunfire.
Information has not been provided on whether the suspect is in custody.
A KFOR crew is at the scene, where there is a large police presence.
This is a developing situation. More information will be provided once available.
Update:
The suspect who ignited a standoff in an Edmond neighborhood after a gunshot was heard was later found dead inside a home.
Emily Ward, the Edmond Police Department’s Public Information Officer, said 43-year-old Garret Blaine Wood of Edmond died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, inside a house at Bank Side Circle, near 15th and Santa Fe.
Bounty hunters working on behalf of a local bondsman showed up at the home Friday afternoon to serve a warrant on Wood, who did not show up to his scheduled court date. He faced charges for multiple counts of child sex abuse, according to Ward.
“There was a barricaded area where the bounty hunters believed the suspect to be. They weren’t able to breach that area. That’s when they heard the gunshot,” said Ward.
KFOR was previously told that the suspect fired at the bounty hunters, but Ward said the bounty hunters were never shot at. She said they heard a shot, exited the home and contacted police.
Police units filled the neighborhood and a bomb squad drone was deployed to see if the suspect was inside the home. They found Wood dead in the back part of the home, Ward said.
Type of publication: Television
When was the article reported?: 03/25/2022
Publication: kfor
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How widespread was the article reported?: local
News Category: Crime
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