Officer-Involved Shooting # 7 and Homicide # 50 of 2022
Officer-Involved Shooting # 7 and Homicide # 50 of 2022
Incident # 22-0060356
Date & Time: 08/22/2022 at 1:18 p.m.
Location: 2221 SW 78th St.
Involved Officers:
Sergeant Matt Patten – seven years of service;
Officer Dakota Boxwell – three years of service
Arrested: Plank, Benjamin (W/M – 08/21/1987)
Narrative: On August 22, 2022, at approximately 1:18 p.m., Oklahoma City Police responded to the address of 2221 SW 78th St. on reports of multiple gunshots in the area. It was learned quickly that deputies with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office had exchanged gunfire with a person at this residence while serving an eviction notice. Two of the deputies were struck by the gunfire.
As responding officers arrived on scene, they learned the suspect, 35-year-old Benjamin Plank had fled the residence in a vehicle trailering a boat. It was also learned the suspect had loaded several firearms into his vehicle prior to leaving. Benjamin Plank was spotted a short distance from the scene, shortly after the shooting occurred. Oklahoma City Police attempted to stop him on traffic when he refused, initiating a pursuit.
During the pursuit, while travelling northbound on S. I-35, the driver discharged rounds from a rifle at Oklahoma City Officers. Two involved officers were able to return fire toward the suspect. No injuries occurred from the gunfire. The suspect continued eastbound on Interstate-40 from Interstate-35 ultimately exiting at Air Depot Blvd. The suspect stopped at the Tinker Air Force Base gate and surrendered. Benjamin Plank was taken to an area hospital to be checked for injuries and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on a multitude of charges including first-degree murder.
Both officers will be placed on routine paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation. Our deepest condolences go out to the community of the Oklahoma County Sherriff’s Office as well as the families of the deputies. The OCSO will release the names of the involved deputies.
PIO Contact: Captain Valerie Littlejohn (405/297-1111)
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