TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police said a man tried to attack officers with a shovel at a home near Pine and Sheridan, prompting them to shoot him.
It happened after 7 p.m. on July 13.
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Tulsa police said officers were responding to a domestic situation involving a man who had violated a protective order.
At the home, police said they found the man armed with a shovel in the backyard of the home. They said the man was uncooperative and tried to attack officers.
Officers used a taser to subdue the man, but it didn't stop him. An officer fired at the man and shot him.
Police administered first aid at the scene, and emergency crews took the man to a hospital. Police said the man is expected to be booked into jail once he is released from the hospital. They plan to file complaints of violation of a protective order, assault with a dangerous weapon, and interfering with an emergency 911 call.
The suspect is 50-year-old Clayton Bladwin.
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