Grand Jury clears officer in deadly police shooting

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - An Oklahoma County Grand Jury cleared an Oklahoma City Police officer involved in a deadly police shooting.

"Hey! Don't, don't reach for it," yelled MSgt. Daniel Higginbottoms on his body camera footage. "Nope! Nope! Nope! Don't!"

Higginbottoms was cleared by an Oklahoma County Grand Jury after the deadly November 9th shooting.

That's when officers were called to a domestic situation, on NE 12th and Lottie, near OU Health.

Security cam footage shows the suspect, Azjaynee Owens-Bey, pointing his gun at several people.

"6-4 he has three people at gun point," said Higginbottoms.

Owens-Bey was outside when officers showed up.

"Put the gun down, right now. Put the gun down," said the MSgt. over the radio. "He just ran into the building."

Owens-Bey then ran back inside, with his gun drawn, with others around. Police were not too far behind.

"If he points that gun at me, I mean, we're going," Higginbottoms said to his fellow officers.

The stand off then moved to an area by vending machines, where Owens-Bey dropped his gun.

"MSgt. Higginbottoms continued to give the suspect verbal commands to not pick up the gun," said Captain Valerie Littlejohn. "As Owens-Bey picked the gun pack up, MSgt. Higginbottoms fired his gun again."

Owens-Bey died at the scene. No one else was hurt.

On January 18, the grand jury watched the videos, listened to witness interviews and testimony, then "concluded a use-of-force expert would not assist or be necessary to their deliberation," according to the OKCPD press release.