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Police arrived at the St Francis Hospital campus three minutes after receiving a call about the shooting

Oklahoma gunman targetted back surgeon - police

A gunman who fatally shot five people including himself at a medical building in the US after buying an assault-style rifle the same day had gone there to kill a doctor who he blamed for back pain he felt after surgery, authorities said.

World • 02 Jun 22

Oklahoma suspended the death penalty following two botched lethal injections

US man's execution date set despite doubts over guilt

Authorities in the US state of Oklahoma have scheduled the execution of a prisoner for November, despite lingering doubts about the man's guilt as the state's parole board has recommended his sentence be commuted.

US • 21 Sep 21

It is understood the shooting was a domestic dispute between a husband and his wife

Three dead, including gunman, in Oklahoma shooting

Police say three people have been killed in a shooting outside a Walmart store in the US state of Oklahoma.

US • 18 Nov 19

Johnson & Johnson has been accused of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers

Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma

The first civil trial that could hold a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic has begun in Oklahoma - a landmark case that could impact thousands of others like it.

US • 29 May 19

Terence Crutcher was shot dead after his car broke down on Friday in Tulsa

US police video shows fatal shooting of black man

Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have released a video showing an officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man who had his hands in the air.

News • 20 Sep 16

Emergency officials stand over the car involved

Four killed as car crashes into Oklahoma parade

In the US four people have died and more than 40 others were injured after a car crashed into a crowd of spectators, during a homecoming parade in Oklahoma.

News • 25 Oct 15

Ahead of last Tuesday's execution, Lockett, a convicted murderer, had refused to be restrained

Collapsed vein behind botched execution

The botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett was largely due to a collapsed vein during the lethal injection.

News • 01 May 14

The botched execution of Clayton Lockett (left) led to the delay of Charles Warner's execution

White House says botched execution not humane

The White House said a botched execution in Oklahoma, which has sparked allegations the inmate underwent torture before dying, fell short of humane standards.

News • 30 Apr 14

Insurance adjustors inspect what is left of the Fleet Pride Truck & Trailer Parts building in Richland, Mississippi

Death toll from US tornadoes reaches 34

At least 34 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and is threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the US.

News • 29 Apr 14

The tornadoes caused widespread damage across Arkansas and Oklahoma

Powerful storm system threatens US southeast

A tornado has cut through a town in Mississippi as part of a severe storm system that threatens millions of people across the US southeast.

News • 29 Apr 14

24 people were killed in tornadoes in Oklahoma last week

Death toll rises after Oklahoma tornadoes

At least nine people have been killed after violent thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest overnight.

News • 01 Jun 13

The tornado caused widespread devastation around Oklahoma City

Search for US tornado survivors nearing end

Oklahoma City officials say they are almost certain that no more bodies or survivors will be found in the debris following the huge tornado that devastated the suburb of Moore.

News • 23 May 13

Two neighbours help clean debris from a mobile home after it was destroyed by the tornado

Search for survivors of Oklahoma City tornado

Emergency workers are searching for survivors in an Oklahoma City suburb devastated by a massive tornado, with 24 deaths confirmed and over 230 people reported injured.

News • 22 May 13