TULSA, Okla. — Thursday morning, October 27, 2022 about 4:30 a.m. Tulsa Police officers responded to an alarm at the Shoreline Apartments clubhouse, in the 2100 block of Mingo.
Officers arrived to discover a shattered front door. Inside the clubhouse, they found the suspect, who was naked at the time.
Officers took the suspect into custody without incident. The suspect remained cooperative and officers found his wet clothing strewn about the office.
As officers were continuing their investigation, the suspect made a break for it, kicked open the back door of the clubhouse, then jumped over the patio railing and into the pond.
The officers immediately chased after the suspect and jumped into the water trying to rescue him in challenging conditions. They made a valiant effort, but the suspect went under the water and did not resurface.
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The Tulsa Police Dive Team responded and recovered the suspect’s body this morning in about 10 feet of water with little to no visibility.
Tulsa Police in final state, “We are in the process of locating next of kin for the suspect. More information will be released as it becomes available.”
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