Fatal weekend shooting under investigation

Nov. 12—Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate a deadly weekend shooting in Hartshorne.

Hartshorne Police Chief Jerry Ford in a statement said officers responded Sunday morning to a reported home invasion and shooting on N. 13th Street in Hartshorne.

Ford said officers found 44-year-old Thomas Bradford "unresponsive with what appeared to be a gunshot wound" inside of a camper on the property.

"Hartshorne and Haileyville Police Officers immediately began performing lifesaving measure, but Bradford's injuries were fatal," Ford said in his statement. "He was pronounced dead at the scene."

Due to Bradford's Native American status and the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, officers from the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse and agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the FBI were called to assist in the investigation along with deputies from the Pittsburg County Sherrif's Office.

Ford said a Wilburton man was identified as a possible suspect was later taken into custody.

After further investigation, Ford said it was determined that "Bradford appeared inside" the camper "wearing a mask and was armed with a shotgun" and a struggle over the shotgun ended with Bradford being shot.

The suspect was later release after witness statements were collected, according to Ford.

"This case is still under investigation by Choctaw Nation Lighthorse and the FBI" Ford said in his statement.

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