1 Shot By Police After Edmond House Fire

One person was shot after police and firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday morning in Edmond, investigators say.

Monday, September 9th 2024, 6:39 pm

By: News 9


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One person was shot by police after firefighters responded to a house fire Wednesday morning in Edmond, police say.

The Edmond Fire Department said officers were responding to calls reporting a house fire in a neighborhood near East 15th Street and South Bryant Avenue.

While firefighters were on the scene of the fire Edmond Police responded to a call from someone who reported they had been injured when another person swung a knife at them.

After arriving on the scene, Edmond Police said they found the subject with the knife in the driveway of the home on fire. After confronting the suspect. later identified as Ross Norwood, Edmond Police said officers fired shots at him.

"When our officers arrived, they encountered the individual in his driveway, and that’s when shots were fired," Edmond Police Officer Emily Ward said. "One adult male was hit."

Ward said that Norwood was transported to a local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.

Police and fire crews are still investigating what started the fire, but firefighters said the home sustained heavy damage due to flames reaching into the attic.

Norwood is now at the Oklahoma County Detention Center.

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