Marine opens fire in OKC.

[Irish]

http://www.news9.com/Global/story.as...il&Format=Text

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A man is in police custody after opening fire at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex near Hefner and Council roads.

Police said the man started firing multiple shots in the parking lot of the Tammaron Village apartments around 4 p.m. Thursday.

Witnesses said the man initially went into the apartment complex's main office. When employees locked him out, he opened fire in the parking lot.

As the man was firing shots, another citizen armed with a gun came around the corner and ordered the gunman to put his weapon down. The gunman dropped his weapon and ran into his father's apartment and barricaded himself inside.

Oklahoma City police, the tactical team and the bomb squad were called out to negotiate with the man. The man finally surrendered just before 7:30 Thursday evening.

Police said the man opened fire because he was upset with his military status.

Several people at the apartments told NEWS 9 the gunman was a Marine who was on leave and came home for the holidays.

Oklahoma City police Capt. Patrick Steward said the man was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. Police also said he was drunk at the time of the incident.

Police are not saying what branch of the military he was in or what his name is.

No one was injured during the incident. The gunman's name has not been released. It's not known if he will be facing any charges.

Swift, decisive action helped resolve this situation. Well done.

[Buck]

Police said the man opened fire because he was upset with his military status.

If he was unhappy with his military status before, I bet he will be thrilled with his new military status after he learns all about the UCMJ...

B

[M4tographer]

Great work on the armed citizen's part.

[SeriousStudent]

If he was unhappy with his military status before, I bet he will be thrilled with his new military status after he learns all about the UCMJ...

B

Indeed. The phrase "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" is about to take on an entirely new meaning for the lad.

And as the others said, excellent work by the armed citizen. I am glad no innocents were hurt.

[JenX]

If I'm going to go crazy and ruin every bit of my career I have built up by shooting the shit out of something - I'm taking out my exhusband...not innocent people at an apartment complex. I mean shit - he could have taken out my exhusband for me!

I just hope that he wasn't so drunk that he doesn't remember what he did. Easier to fix a person who will admit to their wrong.

[DragonDoc]

I wonder what he was so pissed about? Maybe his Gunny made him walk point one to many times. Seriously, what would make a Marine snap while home on leave? I can only surmise that he must have some wife/girlfriend or family issues that need to be resolved. He is lucky that the armed citizen didn't shoot him during the confrontation.

Jen you sound a little bitter about the ex . You must have married a Joe. I married a soldier once when I was young. I can't say that the experience has been all sunshine and rainbows but we managed to survive for 19 years and counting.

[JenX]

I wonder what he was so pissed about? Maybe his Gunny made him walk point one to many times. Seriously, what would make a Marine snap while home on leave? I can only surmise that he must have some wife/girlfriend or family issues that need to be resolved. He is lucky that the armed citizen didn't shoot him during the confrontation.

Jen you sound a little bitter about the ex . You must have married a Joe. I married a soldier once when I was young. I can't say that the experience has been all sunshine and rainbows but we managed to survive for 19 years and counting.

Bitter is a nice word. Try Team guy...I'll leave that one alone.

Well obviously he had other issues outside of the military. I once was involved in a study for PTSD and they said that individuals who have already gone through traumatic evens as a child and young adult will be more susceptible to having PTSD. I always wondered how a group of soldiers could walk away from an event and only 3 would be severely effected by it mentally while it didn't bother the rest (much). Obviously this dude had issues before he joined.

[87GN]

Bitter is a nice word. Try Team guy...I'll leave that one alone.

Well obviously he had other issues outside of the military. I once was involved in a study for PTSD and they said that individuals who have already gone through traumatic evens as a child and young adult will be more susceptible to having PTSD. I always wondered how a group of soldiers could walk away from an event and only 3 would be severely effected by it mentally while it didn't bother the rest (much). Obviously this dude had issues before he joined.

There are a lot of things that may serve as "indicators" for PTSD.

A study about the USS Cole bombing found that females were more likely to "develop" PTSD.

Another study I read found that people who smoked before deploying were at a higher risk for PTSD. Among other things. But smoking was at the top.

[JenX]

There are a lot of things that may serve as "indicators" for PTSD.

A study about the USS Cole bombing found that females were more likely to "develop" PTSD.

Another study I read found that people who smoked before deploying were at a higher risk for PTSD. Among other things. But smoking was at the top.

I personally think that everyone who has seen half the shiz that the majority of American servicemen and women have seen have issues. Some are better at hiding things than others. Lets face it people - the majority of the people we grew up with will NEVER step outside of their comfort zone and into a foreign land and see the things we have seen. We are not the abnormal. Those who live in ignorance and watch the world from a box that lights up in their living room....they are the weird ones!

[Volucris]

Good deal. There are some bad apples everywhere and it's always nice when they get sorted out without bloodshed. Gotta love the ability for American citizens to arm themselves. Score one for CCW.