One Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Ada

An Ada, Oklahoma Police Officer is alive today thanks to his protective vest. Officer Matthew Mericle and several other officers were serving a warrant on 58-year-old Thomas Cole Thompson. He  pulled a gun and shot Officer Mericle in the chest. Another officer then returned fire on Thompson and he was killed. Thompson’s wife, who was at the location was arrested on a felony warrant but was taken to a hospital for observation.