Oklahoma Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Deadly January Shooting
Authorities have cleared Nathan Ronan, the Lawton Police Department (LPD) officer who fatally shot Zonterious Johnson on Jan. 17, of any wrongdoing, the police chief said.
“The Comanche County District Attorney’s Office has thoroughly reviewed the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation report and has cleared the officer involved of any wrongdoing,” LPD Chief James Smith said in a statement (pdf) on Monday.
Johnson had been celebrating his 24th birthday in Lavish Lounge, a local restaurant and social club, before the incident, The Lawton Constitution reported.
Officers who were doing a compliance check in the restaurant heard gunshots outside and went out to check. Police found Johnson was engaged in gunfire with another individual outside the restaurant. One of the officers, Ronan, identified himself as a police officer and ordered Johnson to stop. Johnson then fled the scene.
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Here is a look at some of the other notable shootings in South Carolina.
Charleston church shooting of The Emanuel Nine
Parishioners were holding a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015, in the moments before the shooting. Known as Mother Emanuel, the building is one of the South s oldest historically Black churches.
Self-proclaimed white supremacist Dylann Roof walked into the Bible study, and ultimately, opened fire.
Nine people, including the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator, were killed.
The shooting led to the removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds.
Townville Elementary School shooting
UPDATE: Man in Lawton jail for weekend lounge shooting A man is in the Lawton City Jail for shooting two people early Saturday morning outside of the Lavish Lounge on SW Park Avenue. (Source: Lawton City Jail) By Tyler Boydston | April 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 12:07 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) -A man is in the Lawton City Jail for shooting two people early Saturday morning outside of the Lavish Lounge on SW Park Avenue.
26-year-old Errick “Active” Sheppard was booked for shooting with intent to kill.
Police were initially called to the Lavish Lounge around 2:20AM Saturday on reports of multiple shots fired.