Police shoot, kill two in separate incidents

Two men were killed Wednesday in separate police shootings, according the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

About 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Owasso police responded to a check welfare call at a home in the 15000 block of E 108 Street. At the scene, two officers encountered Duane Preciado, 39, who reportedly came out of the home with an assaultstyle rifle, according to a news release.

The officers commanded Preciado several times to drop the rifle before he began coming towards them and making “threatening comments.” Both officers opened fire on Preciado, who was taken to a Tulsa hospital, where he later died.

OSBI agents were called out to assist the Owasso Police Department in the investigation and will report their findings to the Tulsa County district attorney’s office, who will determine if the shooting was justified.

About eight hours before the encounter in Owasso, Mannford police responded to a neighborhood after a woman called about a suspicious man. At the scene, two officers encountered Mark Allen Lunn, 47, who they said began taking his clothes off after ignoring their orders.

After pulling off his shirt, Lunn pulled out a large knife from his pants and turned toward the officers, police said. The officers commanded him to drop the weapon, but Lunn reportedly refused and continued toward the officers.

Both officers fired at Lunn, who died at the scene. OSBI agents are assisting the Mannford Police Department with the investigation and a report will be submitted to the Creek County district attorney’s office, who will determine whether the shooting was justified.