The Oklahoma City FOP said right now, all they could do was provide a statement. Officers must make life and death decisions in a split second, relying on their training, said FOP President John George. When an armed robbery suspect did not obey police commands, five officers perceived the same threat and simultaneously fired their weapons. A loss of life is always a tragedy and we know these officers did not take firing their weapons lightly. The OKC FOP stands by these officers and maintains they acted within the law.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said they found out about the charges being filed against five of their officers on Monday. All the officers are currently on paid administrative leave.
Oklahoma State Department of Health
With COVID-19 vaccine eligibility now expanded to the vast majority of Oklahoma adults, the state health department is urging everyone who qualifies including community and government leaders to seek out their shots as soon as possible. We do want to encourage people to step up and get the vaccine, said Oklahoma State Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Keith Reed during a Monday press briefing. We get numerous reports from people that are saying, I want to get vaccinated but I want to make sure that I don t take the place of somebody else who may need it more than me. And that is so appreciated, that attitude of taking care of your neighbors and stepping aside for others, but we re reaching a point now where we need to get a lot of people vaccinated.
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‘Check partisanship at the door’: Biden finds GOP allies for rescue money
The clash between local and national Republicans is a rare public division in a party that has generally been united in opposition to policies being pushed by Biden and Democrats.
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt gestures as he speaks during a news conference Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 in Oklahoma City. | Sue Ogrocki/AP
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Republicans in Congress attacking President Joe Biden’s plan to pour hundreds of billions of dollars in pandemic relief aid into local governments are facing resistance from GOP-run states and cities.
Republican mayors in Texas, Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma are among those backing Biden s state and local government funding plan as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill that s before the Senate, defying GOP lawmakers in Washington, who are broadly resisting the spending.