Muskogee Police Release Body Camera Video Of Shooting During Traffic Stop

Muskogee Police released body camera video of two officers firing several shots at a man who pointed a gun at those officers during a traffic stop.

Police say the man had a warrant, and they found other stolen guns inside the car. 

Muskogee Police say it started as a traffic stop, and there were four people inside the truck. 

Officers say one of the passengers, Jordan Pierce, had a warrant. When they tried to get him out of the truck, he is heard on body camera telling officers he wasn’t going to jail and then seen pointing a gun at them.

Police say Pierce was shot in the finger and went to the hospital to get checked out. He was booked into jail the same night. Pierce’s warrant is for possession of a controlled substance, and he is now charged with pointing a gun and having stolen guns.

Investigators say Pierce told them he was trying to hand the gun to the officers.

“You don’t hand a loaded pistol with the hammer cocked back, barrel first, to anybody, so obviously, his intent was not to hand it over and give it to us,” said Deputy Chief Chad Farmer.

Police say another stolen gun and a sawed-off shotgun were also found in the car.

The other passengers have not been charged with anything. 

Both Muskogee officers remain on leave until the district attorney makes a final call on whether the shooting was justified. That is expected to take several weeks.

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