Hunt for Oklahoma Fugitive - Sydney Bridgeforth

Summary:

On Sunday Michael Vance shot an Oklahoma Sheriff and flees before he is killed.  Vance's savage week of killings, police shootings, and boasting on Facebook, ended in more violence when the fugitive was killed in a shootout.

The 38 year old allegedly shot two officers and killed two relatives before dodging authorities for a week.  Vance had been on the run since October 23.  After wounding the officers, Vance appeared on Facebook Live bragging about his exploits and portending more violence to come.

Vance had been camping out in Hammon, Oklahoma.  He managed to evade authorities hot on his trail by fleeing in a car.  His demise on Sunday came in Dewey County whenever Sheriff Clay Sander pulled him over.  That is when gunfire erupted and the fugitive was killed.

Analysis;

This current event is one that took place over a number days and did not have just one author.  It was constantly being updated on CNN.com.  This article was written with no biases, but simply written to outline the timetable of this fugitives flight until his final demise.

While social media has its intended use, Michael Vance took it to another level by using Facebook Live bragging about what he had done and then making further threats.  That, to me, is almost an act of domestic terrorizing.  I am not a fan of people being shot and/or killed by law enforcement, but in this case; it was totally warranted. Vance was for sure a threat not only to society, but to himself as well.

My prayers go out to those who were killed and injured.  I am thankful for the determined actions of the Dewey County Sheriff Department for continuing their search to get such a threat to society off the streets.




https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/10/31/us/oklahoma-fugitive-killed/index.html?client=safari