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Police respond to swatting call at site of recent homicide in Oklahoma City.INVESTIGATORS TODAY.WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU?THAT’S RIGHT.WE’RE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 38TH STREET AND PENN AVENUE AROUND 445 THIS AFTERNOON, OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE TOOK A PERSON OF INTEREST IN LAST NIGHT’S SHOOTING INTO CUSTODY.YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN OF THAT PERSON OF INTEREST IN SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING, BEING PLACED INTO A POLICE CAR TODAY.NOW, EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, POLICE TELL US THAT THEY RECEIVED A CALL THAT WAS MOST LIKELY A SWATTING CALL.BUT BECAUSE OF THAT SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THIS AREA LAST NIGHT, THEY THAT KILLED ONE PERSON AND PUT ANOTHER PERSON IN THE HOSPITAL.SEVERAL OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THIS AREA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AND CALLS LIKE THIS ARE DISHEARTENING TO THE OFFICERS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB AND KEEP THIS COMMUNITY SAFE.WHENEVER WE HAD THE CALLING PARTY CALLING AT THE SAME LOCATION, WE’RE ALWAYS FEARFUL THAT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED WHERE IT’S A RIVAL THING, OR SOMEBODY TRIES TO TAKE JUSTICE IN THEIR OWN HANDS OR WHATEVER.SO WE SENT PLENTY OF OFFICERS OVER HERE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.BUT IT’S PRETTY DISHEARTENING WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE OFFICERS THAT ARRIVE, HANDLE BUSINESS, DO IT SAFELY, AND THEN COME TO FIND OUT IT’S JUST SOME BAD ACTOR SOMEWHERE ELSE, JUST TRYING TO GET A RISE OUT OF US OR CAUSE THINGS TO HAPPEN AT AN AREA THAT THEY WANT SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN.AND ONCE AGAIN, OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE HAVE TAKEN A PERSON OF INTEREST IN LAST NIGHT’S SHOOTING IN THIS AREA.WE’RE NEAR SOUTHWEST 38TH STREET AND PENN AVENUE.THEY’VE TAKEN A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THAT SHOOTING INTO CUSTODY.STAY WITH KOCO FIVE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE LATEST UPDATES Police respond to swatting call at site of recent homicide in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City police investigated a swatting call Sunday afternoon at the location of a fatal shooting the night before, where one person was killed and another injured.Updated: 5:37 PM CDT May 17, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Oklahoma City police responded to a swatting call Sunday afternoon at the site of a homicide that occurred the previous night in southwest Oklahoma City.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterThe call prompted a significant police response due to concerns about potential retaliation or further violence at the location, where one person was killed, and another was hospitalized Saturday night.WATCH: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in parking lot in SW OKC overnight“Whenever we had the calling party call in at the same location, we’re always fearful that maybe there was some sort of something that occurred where it’s a rival thing, or somebody tries to take justice in their own hands or whatever.So, we sent plenty of officers here to get it checked out,” said Benjamin Weir, with the Oklahoma City Police Department.“It’s pretty disheartening whenever we have these officers that arrive, handle business, do it safely, and then come to find out, it’s just some bad actor somewhere else just trying to get a rise out of us or cause things to happen in an area that they want something bad to happen,” Weir said.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.A person of interest in Saturday’s shooting was taken in custody Sunday, police said.Top Headlines1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in parking lot in southwest Oklahoma City overnightFirefighter dead, several people in critical condition after explosion at a Maine lumber millTIMELINE: Severe weather threat continues with a low tornado risk on Sunday in OklahomaTwo in custody as police investigate shooting in downtown OKC‘We need help’: Black dust covers Oklahoma town as residents face renewed pollution fears OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City police responded to a swatting call Sunday afternoon at the site of a homicide that occurred the previous night in southwest Oklahoma City.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter The call prompted a significant police response due to concerns about potential retaliation or further violence at the location, where one person was killed, and another was hospitalized Saturday night.WATCH: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in parking lot in SW OKC overnight “Whenever we had the calling party call in at the same location, we’re always fearful that maybe there was some sort of something that occurred where it’s a rival thing, or somebody tries to take justice in their own hands or whatever.So, we sent plenty of officers here to get it checked out,” said Benjamin Weir, with the Oklahoma City Police Department.“It’s pretty disheartening whenever we have these officers that arrive, handle business, do it safely, and then come to find out, it’s just some bad actor somewhere else just trying to get a rise out of us or cause things to happen in an area that they want something bad to happen,” Weir said.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.A person of interest in Saturday’s shooting was taken in custody Sunday, police said.Top Headlines