WETUMKA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after an east-central Oklahoma police officer fatally shot a man who reportedly tried to run him over in a police cruiser.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the fatal shooting happened Saturday afternoon near Wetumka, about 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. The agency says authorities had arrested and handcuffed 39-year-old Dylan Rogers following a police pursuit that began in Wetumka and ended at Hughes County roads 127 and 381.
The OSBI says Rogers slipped out of one handcuff and climbed into a Hughes County sheriff's deputy's car. Authorities say Rogers then reportedly drove toward a Wetumka police officer, who then fatally shot Rogers.
The OSBI says it will forward its findings to prosecutors to determine whether the shooting was justified.








