ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — A suspect died in a deputy-involved shooting early Tuesday morning, according to Rogers County deputies.
Deputies tried to pull over the suspect for a traffic stop on I-44 around 2:00 a.m.
Rogers County Sheriff, Scott Walton, said the vehicle wouldn't stop, and the situation turned into a slow pursuit.
When the vehicle stopped near Admiral and 129th East Avenue, the suspect got out of the car and charged the deputies.
A short fight broke out between the deputies and the suspect.
Officials said the man tried to take a deputy's weapon, and that's when a second deputy on the scene shot him.
The suspect died at the scene, and the deputies involved are unharmed.
The suspect's identity has not been released.
This is a developing story.
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