Wednesday, October 18th 2023, 5:38 pm
We're getting an inside look at the response in the aftermath of the shooting at the Oklahoma State Fair. On Wednesday, the Oklahoma City Police Department released body worn camera footage from officers that night. The body camera footage details the moment police officers were sent in, all the way until the end when the suspect was captured.
“Shots fired at gate five, shots fired at gate five,” you can hear dispatchers say on the video.
As frantic fairgoers ran away from the Bennet Center at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds, police ran toward the chaos.
“Caller saying they're hearing gunshots on the west side of the fairgrounds,” dispatchers say.
The video shows the police response from September 22, during a busy Saturday night at the Oklahoma State Fair. Police say an argument between a group of men escalated to a shooting inside the Bennet Center. One victim was shot in the chest and at the last check was in critical condition.
“We understand there's a crime scene, so we need to get people out of here and try to lock it down,” one officer said.
From Bob Mills SkyNews 9, you could see the mass of people and cars, everyone trying to leave the fairgrounds, while officers on the ground evacuated the area to search for the gunman. Soon after, the suspect was caught, 18-year-old Canaan Jenkins.
“Do you have a round in the chamber,” an officer asked Jenkins. “Spread your feet.”
Police say they found the weapon on him. It's unclear how Jenkins got the gun inside the grounds.
"We have a lot of camera views around the property, and we can pretty much say that person, that individual did not enter the property through any of the metal detectors," said Scott Munz, Oklahoma State Fair Spokesperson.
Jenkins is facing charges of shooting with intent to kill, along with committing a gang-related offense for gang initiation. Earlier this month, Jenkins was brought from the Juvenile Detention Center to the Oklahoma County Detention Center after turning 18. He is being held on a $75,000 bond. His next court appearance is in December.
One person was shot and two people were taken into custody in what police called an "isolated incident" at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds on Saturday night.
What police called an "active situation" earlier was the result of an argument between a group of men, police said. The incident was reported just before 9 p.m.
"It's very early on in the investigation, and we're still trying to determine what happened," said Oklahoma City Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn.
She said that while two people were in custody, it's possible that only one will be arrested in connection with the incident. Littlejohn said that person did have a firearm in their possession.
The person who was shot was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, Littlejohn added.
The Oklahoma State Fair has a policy prohibiting guns, and the entrances have detectors. It is unknown how the person involved with this shooting was able to bring a firearm into the fair.
A spokesman for the state fair confirmed late Saturday that the Oklahoma State Fair would be open for business on Sunday. Scott Munz told News 9 that because the shooting was an isolated incident, the fair would go on for its last day.
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