Attack leads to later standoff in NW Oklahoma City, man taken into custody
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A standoff on the city's northwest side caused quite the commotion Thursday morning as Oklahoma City police worked to take a suspect into custody who refused to get out of his car.
"I thought it sounded like maybe somebody like slammed a door and on the house, but I knew there was nobody in the house," neighbor Billi Warwick said. "So, I just blew it off. But then that's whenever we heard all the commotion."
That commotion was due to a big police presence at a home near NW 63rd Street and MacArthur Boulevard. However, that's only part of this story.
"It was about 7:55 this morning when police received a call of a man firing a gun," Msgt. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Dept. said. "This was around the area of Northwest 16th and Purdue."
About 4 miles down the road, Oklahoma City police said a man confronted some people he knew that were working with a lawn crew in the area.
"This area is not that bad, so I would never really expect that to happen here," neighbor Moises Nunez said.
"Pistol-whipped one of the guys, as the victims were trying to flee, he actually fired shots," Knight said.
The man has been identified by police as 40-year-old Tony Ramos.
Police don't know if Ramos fired at them or in the air, but from there, he hopped in a car to get away and took one of the lawn crew workers with him. They ended up at the suspect's home near NW 63rd Street and MacArthur Boulevard.
"That person in the car with him jumped out and got out of the car, but the suspect refused to get out of his vehicle," Knight said.
All of it happened just one street over from Warwick.
"So, if they're there in their house that they try to escape. our backyards right here," she said. "So it's nervous, you know."
Ultimately, a tactical team deployed gas into the car and even had to use a taser, but they got the suspect out and took him into custody. It brought an end to something someone like Warwick thought they'd never see.
"I feel safe in this neighborhood. It's pretty quiet. There's not a lot of problems going on. That's why this was kind of shocking," she said.
Ramos only suffered minor injuries, and no one else was hurt.
Neighbors say they will be more aware of their surroundings from now on.
"Probably try to be a little more safe after that, be a little more protective and watch who you talk to," Nunez said.
Ramos now faces complaints of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, shooting with intent to kill, and pointing a firearm.