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Man dies after shooting at homeless camp

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TULSA, Okla. — Just after Midnight on Feb. 24, Tulsa police were called to a homeless encampment near Madison and Peoria.

At the scene, officers found a man who died from a gunshot wound and an injured woman.

Detective Brandon Watkins told 2 News the shooting happened because of an altercation.

"There was some kind of altercation between some homeless people," Watkins said. "One of them pulled a gun and shot and killed one man and wounded a woman"

The woman was taken to the hospital and is being treated for her injuries.

Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

If you have any information about the shooting, please call 911.

This is a developing story.


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