Three arrests made in shooting of Oklahoma City police officer
Three arrests made in shooting of Oklahoma City police officer Alex Mercado, 16, Hector Escalante, 18, and Vilma Escalante, 52, were arrested on complaints of shooting with intent to kill in an attack on officer Katie Lawson, 27. Lawson suffered gunshot wounds to her face, body and legs about 10:45 p.m. Sunday following a traffic stop ...
...While alone in an interrogation room, where they apparently did not realize they were being watched by a surveillance camera and bilingual police detective, Alex Mercado and Hector Escalante chatted about the incident in Spanish and English. Escalante said he was going to confess to police, but Alex Mercado told him not to and told him he'd hidden the gun where police couldn't find it.
Escalante then asked Alex Mercado if he had washed his hands before police swabbed them at the scene to look for gunpowder and other residue, the affidavit states. Alex Mercado said he hadn't and began spitting on his hands and wiping them on the interview room wall.
...Lawson is a four-year veteran officer, police Capt. Patrick Stewart said. The officer was heard on a scanner saying, "I have been shot," and requesting an ambulance.
"Fortunately, she is in good condition right now," Stewart said. Lawson was taken to OU Medical Center, which listed her in good condition late today
.If only all shootings were this easy.
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