Dashcam Shows Shootout Between OHP Trooper and Pursuit Suspect

Dashcam Shows Shootout Between OHP Trooper and Pursuit Suspect

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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol released dashcam video of a trooper-involved shooting that happened in Woodward in August. According to reports, Trooper Austin Ellis attempted to initiate a traffic stop for a seat belt violation. That’s when the driver, Arturo Ramirez, failed to yield. And instead of pulling over, Ramirez pulled into the parking lot of a Days Inn Hotel on Highway 183, where he opened fire on the trooper. Trooper Ellis was hit in the chest, but his vest stopped the bullet. Ramirez was shot once in the hand. From there, he drove off with the trooper in pursuit. In an effort to get away, Ramirez later reportedly crawled through the open garage door of a residence along Western Avenue, before allegedly breaking into an outbuilding. “A perimeter was established with cooperation from local law enforcement. And a suspect was apprehended by the Oklahoma Highway patrol,” Colonel Mike Harrell, with OHP, said.

Ramirez was then taken into custody. And Trooper Ellis was taken by Air Evac to the OU Medical Center. “The bullet actually did not penetrate the body, but there was enough force inside the vest compartment that it caused that fractured rib,” Colonel Harrell said. Trooper Ellis suffered a fractured rib, and internal bleeding. He is out of the hospital now, but is still on leave. “I tell everybody almost every day, these guys are my heroes. They face an unknown danger every time they step outside that car,” Colonel Harrell said. Arturo Ramirez is facing several charges including shooting with intent to kill.

Cell phone footage courtesy of Jared Kemp: https://youtu.be/raxYRkASmLQ

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25 thoughts on “Dashcam Shows Shootout Between OHP Trooper and Pursuit Suspect

  1. I was so proud of this trooper. He had everything. He was steady as a rock. No panic, No fear, Stable and steady. But at the same time no Bravado. Im real proud of him. He's everything I think A cop should be.

  2. “The bullet actually did not penetrate the Officers scrotum but there was enough force inside the scrotum compartment that it caused the officers johnson to grow an additional 4 inches”

  3. This cop is awesome. I like how he was relaying commands and talking with they guy rather than just screaming show me your hands show me your hands. I feel like that tactic doesn't work it just freaks them out

  4. Thank god that Trooper is alive, he had an AR15 and had already been shot by the suspect. The chase lasted until the suspect got out of the car and faced the Trooper standing looking at him. It was at that moment the Trooper should have shot that suspect and not let him get away. The name of the game is end the threat…..let the Detectives come up and take pictures of the firearm along with the deceased suspect…..That suspect could have taken a civilian hostage…Trooper should have taken the shot. Just my opinion…Suspect lives to break the law another day.

  5. If I understand it correctly the media report I found says that the perp, Ramirez, pleaded guilty to a number of crimes and received life in prison with all but 35 years suspended for the most serious charge, then received more for the other crimes for I think 54.5 years total but no mention of those sentences running concurrently or consequently with the 35. Trooper Ellis's injuries also included a severed artery and a collapsed lung.

  6. I like that he finished the fight before calling for help. You don't see it that often.
    Another example of some hot-headed moron turning a warning into decades in prison.

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