A man “opened fire” Thursday in an Oklahoma restaurant, leaving at least four people injured, before he was fatally shot by a bystander, police said.
The gunfire unfolded at about 6:30 p.m. local time at Louie’s on the Lake in Oklahoma City, Fox 25 News reported.
CONFIRMED: A mother and daughter were shot while celebrating a birthday at Louie’s Lakeside.
Police say they were innocent customers.
Suspect shot and killed by armed civilian.
— Abigail Ogle (@KOCOAbigail) May 25, 2018
The unidentified shooter entered the restaurant and fired his gun, Oklahoma City Police tweeted, who later added that four people had been injured.
⚠️ ALERT: The only confirmed fatality is the suspect. He was apparently shot-to-death by an armed citizen. Three citizens were injured, two of whom were shot. A large number of witnesses are detained. There is no indication of terrorismat this point.
— Oklahoma City Police (@OKCPD) May 25, 2018
The man, police said, “was apparently shot-to-death by an armed citizen.”
I’m not one to talk about sensitive topics on social media, but the suspect from the shooting at Lake Hefner was stopped/killed by a civilian with a gun. Y’all still wanna take away our guns or what?
— Kendall Renee (@kendallxrenee) May 25, 2018
Authorities said two people were brought to the hospital after getting shot and are expected to survive.
Fox News reports:
The suspect is the only confirmed fatality and a motive was not immediatly clear, police said.
A mother and daughter, reportedly described by police as “innocent customers,” were shot while they were at the restaurant for a birthday, according to a KOCO reporter
PLEASE PRAY: Grandma tells us her 12-year-old granddaughter was shot in tailbone area… bullet traveled through her stomach. Bullet still inside. She's in surgery right now. Lake Hefner shooting.
— Abigail Ogle (@KOCOAbigail) May 25, 2018
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt tweeted that he is “in touch with the City Manager & the Police Chief” and “as OCPD has reported, the suspect is dead.”
He said police were asking people to avoid the area of East Wharf so authorities could continue their investigation.
The incident follows a shooting last month in Tennesse, during which a suspect opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant, killing four people.