Tulsa Sees Violent Week with Shootings, Stabbing; Police Mourn Loss of Detective

Tulsa Police responded to a shooting late Thursday night at the 89 East Apartments near 71st Street and Mingo in southeast Tulsa. According to police, a man called 911 around 10:30 p.m. and stated he had shot his mother; she answered a call back and confirmed the incident. Officers arrived and the suspect surrendered at the scene. The victim was found inside the apartment with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Investigators confirmed a handgun was used. The motive remains unclear, and the case remains under investigation. No names have been released and further details are expected as the investigation continues, with the suspect currently in custody according to the Tulsa Police Department and News 9.

On Sunday afternoon shortly after 1 p.m., police responded to a reported stabbing at the downtown Tulsa bus station on South Cheyenne Avenue. Witness statements and surveillance efforts revealed the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Robert J. Rhoades, boarded a MetroLink bus at the Walmart stop at 81st and Lewis and sat directly behind the 43-year-old victim. Without prior interaction, Rhoades allegedly reached around and slashed the woman’s throat as the bus reached the main station. Rhoades then fled the scene but was located a short distance away on South Denver Avenue by bicycle patrol officers, who observed blood on his clothing and recovered a bloody knife. The victim underwent surgery and is now in stable condition. Rhoades was arrested and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and false impersonation, together with an out-of-state fugitive warrant. The Tulsa Police Department continues to examine video evidence in the case, and the investigation is ongoing. Police are not seeking further suspects in this incident, as covered by KTUL and KRMG.

There was no public report of ongoing searches for additional suspects or appeals for public assistance in connection with violent crimes in Tulsa over the past week.

Listeners should note the Tulsa Police Department is mourning the loss of Detective John Brown, a Medal of Valor recipient and frequent figure on the series ‘First 48,’ who passed away following a battle with cancer, as announced by the department and reported by News on 6.

Reviewing this week’s activity, no significant patterns or trends in specific crime types or locations stand out beyond the described incidents. Listeners who have information on any unsolved or ongoing cases are urged to contact Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS or submit tips online through the Tulsa Police Department’s official channels.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Tola Police responded to a shooting late Thursday night at
the eighty nine East Apartments near seventy first Street and
Mingo in southeast Tulsa. According to police, a man called
nine to one one around ten thirty pm and stated
he had shot his mother. She answered a call back
and confirmed the incident. Officers arrived in the suspects surrendered
at the scene. The victim was found inside the apartment

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with multiple gunshot rooms and was taken to the hospital
for treatment. Investigators confirmed a handgun was used. The motive
remains unclear and the case remains under investigation. No names
had been released, and further details are expected as the
investigation continues, with the suspect currently in custody, according to
the Tulsa Police Department in News nine. On Sunday afternoon,

(00:42):
shortly after one pm, police responded to a reported stabbing
at the downtown Tulsa bus station on South Cheyenne Avenue.
Witness statements and surveillance efforts revealed the suspect, identified as
forty two year old Robert J. J. Rhodes, boarded a
metro Link bus at the Walmart stop at eighty five
and Lewis and sat directly behind the forty three year

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old victim without prior interaction. Rhoades allegedly reached around and
slashed the woman's throat as the bus reached the main station.
Rhoads then fled the scene, but was located a short
distance away on South Denver Avenue by bicycle patrol officers
who observed blood on his clothing and recovered a bloody knife.
The victim underwent surgery and is now in stable condition.

(01:26):
Rhodes was arrested and faces charges of assault with a
deadly weapon and false impersonation, together with an out of
state fugitive warrant. The Tulsa Police Department continues to examine
video evidence in the case and the investigation is ongoing.
Police are not seeking further suspects in this incident. As
covered by KTUL and KRMG, there was no public report

(01:49):
of ongoing searches for additional suspects or appeals for public
assistance in connection with violent crimes in Tulsa over the
past week. Listeners should note the Tulsa Police Department is
mourning the loss of Detective John Brown, a Medal of
Valor recipient and frequent figure on the series first forty eight,
who passed away following a battle with cancer. As announced

(02:09):
by the department and reported by News on six. Reviewing
this week's activity, no significant patterns or trends in specific
crime types or locations stand out beyond the described incidents.
Listeners who have information on any unsolved or ongoing cases
are urged to contact Tulsa Crime Stoppers at nine one
eight five nine six cops or submit tips online through

(02:31):
the Tulsa Police Department's official channels. Thank you for tuning in,
and be sure to subscribe for future updates. This has
been a quiet police production. For more check out Quiet
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