LEFLORE COUNTY, Okla. — A LeFlore County deputy is dead, and a suspect is in custody following a standoff situation near Wister.
According to both the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation and the LeFlore County Sheriff's Office, several deputies responded to a welfare check at a home along Highway 270 on Sunday afternoon.
The suspect, 36-year-old Edgar Lara, allegedly began firing at the deputies as they arrived. Several agencies, including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, were called to assist.
A LeFlore County deputy and a Wister police officer were shot during the standoff. The deputy, Thomas LeMay, died from his injuries.
Lara was taken into custody several hours later with minor injuries. Charges are pending.
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