40. which sa pretty big deal to be that specific to this crime. about what percentage were accurate and leading you to the suspects? i don t really know that. but i know there was at least over 10 that were confirmed or go back to those same suspects. what do you think was the tip that led you to them? i really can t discuss that issue. i apologize. that s going to be part of our investigation. i don t want to take a chance on divulging the possible identity of those persons. what s your reaction to this type of crime happening here? it sickens me, it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma, is about. our hate groups are very spotty. we have them over the decades occasionally. they re not something we have to even we don t have them here to monitor them on a regular basis. and we feel fortunate about that. i think i ve got the same feelings as any tulsan has, we were very distressed. again, it sickens you and angers you. chief, it seems yesterday you were
three of them are dead. two are in the hospital. they are expected to survive. the tulsa police chief says it is the worst thing he has seen in more than 40 years on the force. a white man is targeting people in black neighborhoods. all the victims are black, so questions of race and hate crimes are being asked to the police right now. in a news conference a short time ago, the chief says not so fast. the whole race issue, the hate crime issue. there s a very logical theory that would say that s what it could be. i m a police officer, and i ve got to go by evidence. i m not going to make the statement at this time that that s what it is when we ve had no evidence. there s been no racial slurs, we haven t arrested anybody that may have had literature. it s not time to say that. the chief has puts together a 25-person task force, and tulsa leaders say the city is sparing no expense in tracking down the killer. we are all of one mindset to find this person, arrest him, a