Norman argument ends in five-year-old shot, suspect arrested
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – A man and a five-year-old were shot at a Norman apartment complex Friday night after a verbal argument between a man and a woman according to Norman Police.
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Officials said that it all began when 27-year-old Demarcus Green was arguing with the mother of his four children on the ground level of the apartment building near 1100 Oak Tree Avenue around 9 p.m.
A 21-year-old man attempted to intervene in the argument and that’s when Green went to his vehicle to grab a firearm and fired several shots. Police said that the 21-year-old was shot twice and a five-year-old child was shot in the leg.
The child was shot by accident according to the police report.
The five-year-old was rushed to the hospital before police arrived on the scene, the 21-year-old victim remained, but the suspect Green was not, according to police.
Officials reported that the 21-year-old man was eventually taken to the hospital for treatment and police learned that Green, the 5-year-old, and the mother went to a local hospital earlier.
Police said that Green was arrested at the hospital and later booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center.
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Green has been charged with one complaint of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and one complaint of Reckless Conduct with a Firearm, per Norman Police.
According to records his bail is set at over $15,000.
The incident is under investigation by the NPD Criminal Investigations Division.
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