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Bullets Fly in Mid-Town Tulsa

Placards mark the shell casings outside a crashed pick-up at the 21st and Yale Wal-Mart grocery store.
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Placards mark the shell casings outside a crashed pick-up at the 21st and Yale Wal-Mart grocery store.

By Charlie Spears/Hear Office Leland Ashley:

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Tulsa, OK – A chaotic scene shuts down a busy Tulsa intersection. 21st and South Yale was closed while Tulsa police sorted through the details. Tulsa Police Officer Leland Ashley says it all started with a domestic violence call at a nearby home and escalated when police arrived.

The suspect and hostage sped off to the nearby Wal-mart Family Market where more shots were fired and another vehicle was car jacked

The suspect crashed his stolen vehicle into a utility pole.

The suspect is dead along with one other person. The initial hostage is being questioned by police