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TCSO Deputy Unhurt After Being Shot at 10 Times

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who shot at a deputy 10 times early this morning.

Deputy Leighton Boyd stopped a car near 17th Street and Southwest Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. A passenger in the backseat jumped out and fired a 9-millimeter handgun, hitting Boyd’s Chevy Tahoe six times. One shot hit the suspect's vehicle, and three are so far unaccounted for.

Capt. Melissa Tapper said Boyd did not shoot his gun.

"You could tell by the way the rounds were on the bumper and the grille, the shots were coming right back and most of their projection is coming toward the driver's door," Tapper said. "So, he was behind the car. He was trying to take cover. He never returned fire."

The shooter ran into a nearby apartment complex and could not be found by the Tulsa Police helicopter or dogs. TCSO is thankful Boyd is safe.

"He's doing very well," Tapper said. "His adrenaline's a little high. He's a little, you know, kind of amped up, as anybody would be getting that many rounds thrown in your direction and not knowing what's gonna happen."

The driver of the vehicle Boyd stopped was arrested on misdemeanor warrants, and another passenger was released.

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.