By John Dobberstein, Editor
TULSA – Tulsa police said two teenagers were injured Wednesday night after they engaged in a shootout during an armed robbery in south Tulsa.
Shortly before 8 p.m., officers responded to the Five Below store near 71st Street and Memorial Drive and found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
About 20 minutes later, dispatch received a second call regarding a 16-year-old shooting victim at a home near 33rd Street and S. 138th East Ave. The caller stated the teen had just arrived after being shot in the wrist at a different location. He was also transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police learned that the 16-year-old approached the 17-year-old in the parking lot of the 89 East apartments at 7200 S. 89th East Ave.
The suspect demanded that the victim hand over everything he had. In response, the 17-year-old pulled his own pistol, and the two exchanged gunfire before fleeing the scene. The victim drove to the nearby Five Below for help, while the suspect got a ride back to his house.
Once released from the hospital, the 16-year-old suspect will be booked into the Community Intervention Center on charges of armed robbery and shooting with intent to kill.
Investigators from the Tulsa Police Department are still working the case, and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS.
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