Ezekiel Holbert Kills Two Seminole County Officers, Wound Jennifer Bowen, in Gun Battle as Deputies Tried to Serve Warrant

Ezekiel Holbert, 26, shot and killed two Seminole County deputies and Jennifer Bowen, who was walking down the street, was hit by a stray bullet, while they were trying to serve an arrest warrant yesterday. Holbert was jailed on murder complaints. The names of the murdered deputies have not been released. Why was Ezekiel Holbert able to get a gun? The gun laws in this country need to be revisited and changed. There are way too many criminals running around with guns and with the intention of shooting to kill.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said Holbert was in his mother’s home, 503 N Second St., about 3 p.m. when she called authorities, Brown said.

"She found out he was inside. He was not welcome, so she called Seminole County deputies,” Brown said. "When they knocked on the door, the suspect came out, Mr. Holbert, firing a weapon.” Brown said they don’t know what kind of a weapon was used. Two deputies died, Brown said. One died at the scene and the other at OU Medical Center. Source: NewsOK

The deputies were serving a warrant issued in May for a charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. This is a tragedy of untold proportions and I am glad they got Holbert alive and not dead, so that he can be tried for this heinous crime. There is no reason why this man was able to get his hands on a weapon and to inflict such harm and devastation to the innocent families of these deputies.