OWASSO, Okla. — Owasso police released more details Friday about a chaotic scene with a hit and run and shots fired near 78th St. N. and 128th E. Ave. Thursday afternoon.
OPD's Nick Boatman said it began with officers responding to what they believed were two hit-and-runs and shots fired all within a few blocks of each other.
Officers arrived to find 19-year-old Angel Cano running from the last reported hit and run towards Baptist Children's Home. Boatman said the officers were able to chase the suspect down and take him into custody.
Meanwhile, officers on the shots fired call found several shell casings in the area. Officers determined the first hit-and-run was the suspect attempting to flee after firing shots.
The second reported hit-and-run was actually a witness who followed Cano after the first hit-and-run but reported it at a different location.
Surveillance videos allegedly showed the suspect firing shots at a BMW SUV that also fled the area. Witnesses told police that more people involved in the incident ran away through the Double Oaks neighborhood.
Officers were unable to locate any of the additional suspects at that time but found several bullet holes in cars and homes on 78th St. N.
On November 4, officers arrested 21-year-old Anthony Bernal as a second suspect in the shooting. He is charged with shooting with intent to kill and seat belt violations.
Boatman said OPD got an anonymous tip of where the BMW SUV was. Police found the car and four boys who were involved in the shots fired. None of them were hit and they were picked up by their parents.
The cause for the shooting is still under investigation as is the identity of the four boys involved.
Police arrested Cano on complaints of four counts of attempted murder, four counts of shooting with intent to kill, reckless handling of a firearm, felony hit and run, child endangerment, and running a stop sign.
OPD is asking any homeowners or business owners in the area to review any security camera footage between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. on Thursday.
"Should any video show a silver SUV driving fast through the area, please call Owasso Police to report," Boatman said. "The areas are all of Double Oaks and Elm Creek Neighborhoods between 120th E Ave and 129th E Ave, between 76th St N and 78th St N, as well as any businesses between the Dominoes Pizza located at 7703 N Owasso Expressway, East/Southeast towards Charlies Chicken located at 11651 E 76 St N."
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