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Man Suspected of Shooting at Fort Gibson Police Shot Dead by Officers in Tahlequah

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A man suspected of shooting at Fort Gibson police earlier this week is dead after being shot by law enforcement in Tahlequah.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says troopers were helping the U-. .Marshals look for 30-year-old James Thompson yesterday. They found him riding in a car near Allen Road on Highway 51.

OHP says when they stopped the car, Thompson ran across a field, and shots were fired.

It’s not clear whether Thompson fired at officers.

Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.