UPDATE: TPD says the baby was brought to a family member's home, and the parents took off again.
The baby is safe in protective custody, according to police.
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Tulsa police are currently searching for a 1-month-old baby.
Police say around 4 pm Wednesday, the Department of Human Services requested the assistance of the Tulsa Police Department near Pine and Memorial.
DHS was taking the child into custody from his parents, Richard Shook and Tavoyia Gomez, according to TPD.
Police say Gomez and Shook fled the scene with the child prior to the officers' arrival. DHS reported Shook and Gomez were relapsing on Fentanyl and not cooperating with DHS's safety plan.
Police say DHS obtained a court order to take the child into custody. Gomez and Shook met with DHS, but when they learned the child was going into custody, a family member pushed the DHS worker out of the way allowing the parents to flee with the child.
TPD says the mother and father’s eyes were glassy, unable to comprehend what was being said to them and slurring their words. Both parents were very fidgety and unable to sit still.
Police say when they left the scene, they grazed the DHS worker with their car. They left the scene driving erratically inside a neighborhood at a high rate of speed.
Police say the parents are persons of interest in an assault with a dangerous weapon.
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