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No charges recommended for officer accused of shooting bystander in deadly football shooting

During that deadly high school football game shooting in Choctaw, a man was shot in the middle of the chaos

No charges recommended for officer accused of shooting bystander in deadly football shooting

During that deadly high school football game shooting in Choctaw, a man was shot in the middle of the chaos

BREAKING TODAY, A GRAND JURY SAYS ADEL CITY POLICE OFFICER SHOULD NOT FACE CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER. IT WAS DURING THAT THAT DEADLY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME SHOOTING AND CHOCTAW. THE MAN WAS SHOT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE CHAOS. KOCO JASON BERGER IS LIVE NOW IN CHOCTAW. JASON, YOU SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM’S ATTORNEY? YEAH, GUYS. THAT’S RIGHT. THE VICTIM’S ATTORNEY IS ASKING WHERE IS THE BODY CAMERA? VIDEO DEL CITY POLICE COMMENTED ON THAT AS THE INVESTIGATION ON THE FOOTBALL GAME SHOOTING CONTINUES. HE HAD SEVERAL SURGERIES. I BELIEVE HE JUST HAD ANOTHER SURGERY. UM, SO HE STILL HAVING SURGERIES BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, HE GOT SHOT, UM, IN A VERY CRITICAL PART OF HIS BODY. THESE PICTURES OF DEMETRIUS CARTER WERE GIVEN TO US MONTHS AGO BY ATTORNEY BILLY CLARK. HIS CLIENT WAS SHOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAOS THE NIGHT A SHOOTER OPENED FIRE AT CHOCTAW HIGH SCHOOL DURING A FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST DELL CITY. HE ATTEMPTED TO, UH, KIND OF CALM THESE KIDS DOWN FROM FIGHTING WHEN A WEAPON WAS INTRODUCED. HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DID. AND THAT’S WHEN POLICE SAY AN OFF-DUTY DELL CITY POLICE OFFICER FIRED HIS WEAPON. THIS PARTICULAR OFFICER AND HIS PARTNER COME RUNNING AROUND THE CORNER AND POINTED HIS GUN. NO WARNING, NOTHING. JUST SHOT IN THE DIRECTION OF MY CLIENT AND IN FACT, HIT HIM IN THE IN THE CHEST. AS PART OF THE DECISION THE DA’S OFFICE MADE SIX RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY. ONE OF THOSE SAYS A LEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHOULD BE SELECTED. AND A SCENARIO LIKE THE FOOTBALL GAME SHOOTING AND THE FIRST LISTED RECOMMENDATION SAYS TO MAKE SURE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL HAVE FUNCTIONING, BODY WORN CAMERAS THAT ACTIVATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. WE’VE ASKED FOR, UH, TRANSPARENCY AND WE’VE ASKED FOR WE ASKED FOR THE BODY CAMERA, AND WE’RE NOT GETTING IT. WE LEARNED THURSDAY A GRAND JURY DID NOT RECOMMEND ANY CHARGES AGAINST THAT DELL CITY POLICE OFFICER, BUT DHCPD GAVE US THIS STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, WHILE THIS GRAND JURY DECISION HAS BEEN RELEASED, THERE IS STILL AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE INCIDENT AND ALL RELATED EVIDENCE, INCLUDING BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE, REMAINS SEALED BY COURT ORDER FROM THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. I AGREE THEY DO HAVE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT JOBS. I GET THAT, BUT UNLIKE ANY OTHER JOB, THEY GET SPECIFIC TRAINING ON WHAT’S A THREAT, WHAT’S NOT A THREAT. A TEENAGER WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE SHOOTING, BUT CHARGES WERE DROPPED WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN JANUARY, MEANING THEY CAN BE REFILED. THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT KIND OF INVESTIGATOR SESSION WE’RE HAVING. INTO 16 YEAR OLD PASSED AWAY AFTER THE SHOOTING THAT NIGHT. CLARK SAYS HE WILL BE FILING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT IN CHOCTAW. JASON BERGER, KOCO FIVE NEWS GUYS. JASON, THANK YOU. THIS OKLAHOMA MAN BEING HELD ON FEDERAL CHARGES. NEW AT TEN. A PRELIMINARY HEARING IS NOW SET. IN HIS CASE, SHAWN PALMER IS ACCUSED OF BOMBING A SATANIC TEMPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS EARLIER THIS MONTH, PALMER MADE A COURT APPEARANCE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER BEING ARRESTED AT HIS PAIN COUNTY HOME YESTERDAY. IF CONVICTED, HE FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON. THE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY AT TWO. IT IS COLD, IT IS WINDY AND THAT IS NOT CHANGING ANYTIME SOON. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAMON LANE JOINING US NOW. DAMON, I KNOW YOU’RE TRACKING RAIN AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE WEEKEND. I MEAN, IT’S APRIL, BUT IT'S FEELING A LOT MORE LIKE EARLY MARCH. THIS COLD FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH HERE EARLY TODAY REALLY DROPPED OUR TEMPERATURES. RIGHT NOW WE’RE RUNNING ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGREES COLDER COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY. SO WHEN OUR COLD FRONT HIT RIGHT AROUND 11 A.M. ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY, OUR TEMPERATURES DROPPED ABOUT 10 TO 12 DEGREES IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. WHEN YOU CAN DROP TEMPERATURES THAT QUICKLY AND THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, THAT’S A BIG AIR MASS CHANGE. AND SO THAT AIR MASS CHANGE HAS MOVED IN. THE WINDS ARE NOT MAKING IT FEEL ANY BETTER. YEAH, 55 DEGREES. WE CALL THAT COLD THIS TIME OF THE YEAR 54 HERE. THE TV STATION ALREADY THE 40S FROM ENID AND OUT TOWARDS VISI AS WELL 48 DEGREES. SO TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DROP TONIGHT. IT WILL BE COLD. SO OUT THE DOOR TOMORROW MORNING. IT IS COLD, DRY AND BREEZY 42. BUT HOW ABOUT WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S? YOUR NEWEST TIMELINE FOR RAIN COMING UP. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT DAMON, THANK YOU. A LOT OF YOU REACHED OUT TO US ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT, ASKING ABOUT THOSE LOUD BOOMS. DEL CITY POLICE ORIGINALLY SAID THAT OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE WERE WERE DOING SOME TRAINING, BUT NEW TODAY. OKC PD SAYS THAT THEIR BOMB SQUAD WAS ACTUALLY GETTING RID OF SOME UNSTABLE OLD MILITARY EXPLOSIVES. WE SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO HEARD THOSE EXPLOSIONS LAST NIGHT. I HEARD TIMES WHEN IN WHEN THERE PRACTICING WITH FIREARMS AND I’VE HEARD THEM TESTING THE ENGINES AND STUFF. BUT THIS WAS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT. IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE AN EXPLOSION, LIKE A BOMB, ALMOST. SO OKC POLICE SAY THE DETONATION WAS NECESSARY, BUT THEY DID APOLOGIZE FOR CAUSING A DISRUPTION FOR ANYONE WHO HEARD IT. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. ABC NEWS CONFIRMING THAT ISRAEL HAS LAUNCHED A RETALIATORY MISSILE STRIKE INTO IRAN. A SENIOR US OFFICIAL TELLING ABC THAT THE STRIKE TOOK PLACE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL TIME. THIS COMES AFTER WHAT YOU’RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW, FIVE DAYS AFTER IRAN LAUNCHED MORE THAN 300 DRONES AND MISSILES IN THE DIRECTION OF ISRAEL, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE FAILED OR WERE INTERCEPTED BY ISRAEL AND ITS ALLIES. NOW, WE DON’T KNOW YET MANY DETAILS ABOUT THIS NEW RETALIATORY STRIKE, INCLUDING CASUALTIES OR WHERE THOSE MISSILES STRUCK. AND EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THE US AND ITS ALLIES ARE IMPOSING NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN AND THAT’S IN RESPONSE TO THAT ATTACK ON ISRAEL OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS COMES AS CONCERNS REMAIN ABOUT A WIDER WAR IN THE REGION. NOW, THE SANCTIONS TARGET 16 PEOPLE AND TWO ENTITIES IN IRAN TIED TO THE COUNTRY’S DRONE PROGRAM, WHILE THE UK IS TARGETING IRANIAN MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. BUT EXPERTS SAY THE SANCTIONS MAY NOT BE THAT EFFECTIVE IMPACT OF THE SANCTIONS IS LIKELY TO BE DILUTED. JUST BECAUSE IRAN HAS REAL WHEREWITHAL AND EXPERIENCE IN BYPASSING SANCTIONS AND IT HAS ALLIES WHO I’M SURE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP IRAN AS WELL. THERE WILL LIKELY BE MORE SANCTIONS IN THE COMING DAYS. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE DIRECTED HIS TEAM TO CONTINUE TO DEGRADE IRAN’S MILITARY INDUSTRIES. PROCEEDINGS RESUME TOMORROW IN THE HUSH MONEY CRIMINAL TRIAL AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. JURY SELECTION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT SIX ALTERNATES ARE SEATED IN COURT TODAY. A FULL 12 PERSON JURY HAS NOW BEEN SEATED. ONE ALTERNATE WAS ALSO SELECTED. TRUMP FACES 34 FELONY COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS FOR HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN A SCHEME BEFORE THE 2016 ELECTION. TOMORROW, OKLAHOMA WILL PAUSE TO REMEMBER THE DARKEST DAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY’S HISTORY. 29 YEARS AGO, THE ALFRED P MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING WAS BOMBED AND THE SINGLE DEADLIEST ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN U.S. HISTORY. FINAL PREPARATIONS WERE COMPLETED TODAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY. THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD OUTSIDE AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL MUSEUM. FAMILY MEMBERS WILL READ THE 168 NAMES OF THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACK ALLOWED. IT’S ALWAYS A VERY EMOTIONAL, A VERY IMPACTFUL. WE’LL ALSO HAVE. AN 168 SECONDS OF SILENCE AT 9:02 A.M. I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT, UM, OR PEOPLE WEREN’T BORN AND THEY DON’T REALLY REALIZE HOW HEROIC THE EFFORT WAS IN THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY AND IN THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS THAT WE REMEMBER ALL THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE WHO WERE KILLED, THOSE WHO SURVIVED, AND ALL THOSE CHANGED FOREVER. THIS YEAR’S KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE CAITLYN DAKOVICH, A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND NEW TONIGHT. GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT HAS ORDERED FLAGS FLY HALF STAFF TOMORROW, APRIL 19TH. THE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 845 TOMORROW MORNING WITH SEATING ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN WATCH THE ENTIRE CEREMONY RIGHT HERE ON KOCO FIVE. WE WILL ALSO STREAM IT ONLINE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TUNE IN. WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE PLAYOFFS, RETURNING TO OKLAHOMA CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS AND SOMETHING IS SPECIAL IS IN STORE FOR THIS SUNDAY’S GAME. YEAH, THE PLAYOFF SHIRTS. THIS IS A TRADITION FOR THESE POSTSEASON GAMES. OUR COCO ZACH RAEL GOT A LOOK AT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE THOUSANDS OF FREE SHIRTS THAT ARE GIVEN AWAY EACH PLAYOFF GAME. ZACH IS LIVE. NOW YOU’RE OUTSIDE THE PAYCOM ZACH. HEY, JESS SEVEN. THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD EVENING TO YOU. IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO A PLAYOFF GAME, YOU KNOW JUST HOW AWESOME THE ENERGY IS INSIDE THE ARENA. YOU’VE PROBABLY ALSO GOTTEN ONE OF THESE SHIRTS BEFORE THIS ONE’S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY OLD PLAYOFF SHIRTS. BUT THEY DECK EVERY SINGLE SEAT INSIDE THE PAYCOM WITH THE PLAYOFF SHIRT. FOR FANS TO WEAR DURING THE GAME. IT REALLY IS SUCH A SPECIAL TRADITION, AND THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A MILESTONE TO REMEMBER. WESTBROOK, PATRICE. IT’S ELECTRIFYING RIGHT NOW. I GOT CHILLS, LIKE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. THERE REALLY IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE PLAYOFF GAMES IN OKC. IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MANIFESTING OF PLAYOFF ENERGY AND COMMUNITY AND LOCAL AND OUR CITY JUST COMING ALIVE. WHAT HELPS MAKE IT SO SPECIAL? NO PUT BACK, NO ADAMS. THE UNITY OF THE CROWD ALL DECKED OUT IN THE SAME COLORS THANKS TO THEIR FREE PLAYOFF T SHIRTS GIVEN AWAY. EACH HOME GAME IN THAT PLACE IS SOLD OUT AND EVERYONE’S SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS AND EVERYONE’S WEARING THE SAME JERSEY AND IT’S IT’S ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL TIMES OF THE YEAR IN OKLAHOMA CITY, FOR SURE. JUSTIN LAWRENCE AND HIS TEAM AT OKLAHOMA SHIRT COMPANY ARE BEHIND THIS YEAR’S PLAYOFF T SHIRTS. IT’S LIKE STORM WATCH SEASON AROUND HERE. WE’RE WAITING FOR THE GAMES, WE’RE WAITING. AND WHEN THE TRAJECTORY IS THERE, WE START ARRANGING OUR PRODUCTION AND IT’S A MASSIVE PRODUCTION. THIS IS GAME TWO SHIRTS, JUST GAME TWO, 8000 SHIRTS ARE PRINTED FOR EACH GAME AND ON SHORT NOTICE. IT TAKES US TWO DAYS, TWO FULL DAYS, ALL OF OUR STAFF ALL HANDS ON DECK. THEIR WAREHOUSE READY FOR A DEEP THUNDER RUN AND MOORE HOME GAMES. WE’RE PREPARED TO DO THIS UNTIL THE NBA FINALS ON JUNE SIXTH. AND IF WE GO ALL THE WAY, IF THEY GO, WE’RE GOING TO GO WHEREVER THEY GO. BUT FIRST GAME ONE ON SUNDAY, IT WILL BE A HISTORIC MILESTONE. THE THUNDER WILL GIVE AWAY THEIR ONE MILLIONTH PLAYOFF T SHIRT. WE DON’T TAKE THIS MOMENT FOR GRANTED. IT’S INCREDIBLY SPECIAL TO US. THE THUNDER SAY THAT LUCKY FAN WHO GETS IT. WE CAN’T REVEAL ALL OF OUR SECRETS, OF COURSE, BUT WE’VE GOT SOMETHING WORKED OUT, SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE MOMENT AND YES, I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE ALL THINKING. WHAT WILL THIS YEAR’S PLAYOFF T-SHIRTS ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? WE ARE KEEPING THE DESIGN UNDER WRAPS FOR NOW. THE DESIGNS ARE FIRE. THEY’RE SO GOOD. WE’RE SO EXCITED AND MAN, I JUST CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE THE SHIRTS. THUNDER UP. LET’S GO. PLAYOFFS, BABY. PLAYOFFS, BABY I LOVE THE ENERGY THERE. LISTEN GUYS I PROMISE I TRIED MY ABSOLUTE HARDEST. EVEN JUST GET A TINY LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF THIS YEAR’S SHIRTS. BUT THE REMAINING TIGHT LIPPED, THAT’S FINE. THANKFULLY WE DON’T HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG. AND THE THUNDER SAY KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ON SATURDAY. THAT’S WHEN THEY PLAN TO MAKE THE BIG REVEAL FOR GAME ONE.
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No charges recommended for officer accused of shooting bystander in deadly football shooting

During that deadly high school football game shooting in Choctaw, a man was shot in the middle of the chaos

A grand jury said a Del City police officer should not face charges after he allegedly shot an innocent bystander during the chaos of the deadly Choctaw High School football game shooting. | MORE | Attorney for man shot at Choctaw High School football game seeks answersAfter gunfire rang out during the Choctaw-Del City high school football game on Aug. 23, an off-duty Del City officer shot a man near the scene. The victim's attorney is asking where the body camera video is."He had several surgeries, I believe he just had another surgery. So, he's still having surgeries because he got shot in a very critical area of his body," said Billy Clark, the attorney for Demitrize Carter.His client was shot in the middle of the chaos the night a shooter opened fire at Choctaw High School during a football game against Del City."He attempted to kind of calm these kids down from fighting," Clark said. "And when a weapon was introduced, he moved out of the way like everyone else did.">> Download the KOCO 5 app That's when police said an off-duty Del City police officer fired his weapon."This particular officer and his partner come running around the corner and pointed his gun with no warning nothing and fired in the direction of my client and shot him in the chest," Clark said.As part of the decision, the district attorney's office made six recommendations for all law enforcement agencies and school districts in Oklahoma County. One of those said a lead law enforcement agency should be selected in a scenario like the football game shooting. The first listed recommendation says to make sure uniformed personnel have functioning body-worn cameras that activate in a timely manner."We've asked for transparency, for body camera (video), and we're not getting it," Clark said.KOCO 5 learned on Thursday that a grand jury did not recommend any charges against the Del City police officer. DCPD gave KOCO 5 this statement, saying in part, "While this grand jury decision has been released there is still an active and ongoing investigation related to the incident - and all related evidence, including body camera footage, remains sealed by court order from the Oklahoma County District Attorney.""I agree, they do have incredibly difficult jobs, I get that," Clark said. "But unlike many other jobs, they get specific training on what's a threat and what's not a threat."The decision from the jury comes as an arrest has yet to be made in the case."That just goes to show what kind of investigation we're having," Clark said.A 16-year-old died after the shooting that night. Clark said he'll be filing a federal lawsuit. Top Headlines Reported stabbing at Yukon High School was false report, police and district say Remembrance ceremony to honor the 168 victims, survivors of Oklahoma City bombing 29 years later Oklahoma town shuts down recycling program indefinitely after company stops coming Could you hear loud booms in the OKC metro Wednesday night? Police explain what they were Oklahoma Republicans, Democrats divided over immigration bill

A grand jury said a Del City police officer should not face charges after he allegedly shot an innocent bystander during the chaos of the deadly Choctaw High School football game shooting.

| MORE | Attorney for man shot at Choctaw High School football game seeks answers

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After gunfire rang out during the Choctaw-Del City high school football game on Aug. 23, an off-duty Del City officer shot a man near the scene. The victim's attorney is asking where the body camera video is.

"He had several surgeries, I believe he just had another surgery. So, he's still having surgeries because he got shot in a very critical area of his body," said Billy Clark, the attorney for Demitrize Carter.

His client was shot in the middle of the chaos the night a shooter opened fire at Choctaw High School during a football game against Del City.

"He attempted to kind of calm these kids down from fighting," Clark said. "And when a weapon was introduced, he moved out of the way like everyone else did."

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That's when police said an off-duty Del City police officer fired his weapon.

"This particular officer and his partner come running around the corner and pointed his gun with no warning nothing and fired in the direction of my client and shot him in the chest," Clark said.

As part of the decision, the district attorney's office made six recommendations for all law enforcement agencies and school districts in Oklahoma County.

One of those said a lead law enforcement agency should be selected in a scenario like the football game shooting. The first listed recommendation says to make sure uniformed personnel have functioning body-worn cameras that activate in a timely manner.

"We've asked for transparency, for body camera (video), and we're not getting it," Clark said.

KOCO 5 learned on Thursday that a grand jury did not recommend any charges against the Del City police officer.

DCPD gave KOCO 5 this statement, saying in part, "While this grand jury decision has been released there is still an active and ongoing investigation related to the incident - and all related evidence, including body camera footage, remains sealed by court order from the Oklahoma County District Attorney."

"I agree, they do have incredibly difficult jobs, I get that," Clark said. "But unlike many other jobs, they get specific training on what's a threat and what's not a threat."

The decision from the jury comes as an arrest has yet to be made in the case.

"That just goes to show what kind of investigation we're having," Clark said.

A 16-year-old died after the shooting that night. Clark said he'll be filing a federal lawsuit.


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