Detective shot in arms while searching for suspect

The Associated Press - December 8, 2017 10:46 am

CLINTON, Okla. (AP) – Authorities say an Oklahoma police detective was shot in each arm by a man he was seeking to arrest.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the detective in Clinton was searching for 41-year-old Alfonso Rios when Rios shot him on a city street about 3 p.m. Thursday.

The OSBI says detective – whose name was not immediately released – was hospitalized in good condition.

Rios was arrested a short time later.

 

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