Tulsa police name man they say sparked gunfight at airport
UPDATE: The Tulsa Police Department has identified the man they say shot an officer during a gun battle at the Tulsa International Airport.
Police said 49-year-old Joseph Watson is receiving treatment at the hospital after being shot during the gun battle with an airport police officer.
Watson will be booked into jail after being released from the hospital.
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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- An airport police officer was injured and a suspect shot during a gun battle in the parking garage at the Tulsa International Airport overnight.
Tulsa police say it started at the arrival section of the airport around midnight.
According to investigators, a man believed his wife was cheating on him while she was in Houston and threatened to kill her once she landed in Tulsa.
The wife contacted Houston police before her flight and they contacted Tulsa police to make them aware of the threats.
When she landed at the airport, police escorted her out to the car where her brother was waiting when the husband began shooting at the car from across the drop-off/pick-up lanes.
The woman and her brother quickly drove away in the car.
During the shooting, a passenger van got in the crossfire and a bullet came through the side, injuring a woman in the van, but she is expected to be OK.
After the wife and brother drove away, police chased the suspect into the parking garage where a shootout with airport police began.
One officer was hit in the chest, though he was wearing a bullet-proof vest, so he is expected to be OK.
During the gun battle, the suspect was shot in the foot. He is now in custody at the hospital.
The airport did temporarily shut down during the incident, but it's now back open and is expected to operate normally.
