BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR YOU HERE JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM. ONE PERSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOOTING IN MIDWEST CITY. LET’S GET STRAIGHT OUT TO SHANICE HOPKINS. SHE IS THERE NEAR THE SCENE. THIS IS NEAR NORTHEAST 10TH AND POST A SHANICE POLICE ARE STILL THERE, STILL LOOKS ACTIVE. WHAT DO WE KNOW? THAT’S RIGHT GUYS, I JUST GOT HERE. BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE THE CRIME SCENE TAPE UP THERE HIDING TWO HOUSES RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHAT’S BEHIND THIS CRIME SCENE. THERE’S NOT THAT MANY DETAILS OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. WE KNOW THAT OFFICERS RESPONDED JUST BEFORE 730 OFF OF LLOYD AND NORTH POST. WHEN THEY GOT HERE, THEY FOUND AN ADULT MAN WHO BROKE INTO HIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE. THAT NEIGHBOR THEN SHOT THAT PERSON THAT HAD BROKEN INTO THE HOUSE, AND THAT PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY DETAILS THAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. WE DON’T HAVE ANY OTHER ANSWERS, BUT I A
Man shot, taken to hospital after breaking into neighbor’s home in Midwest City, police say
Updated: 9:07 AM CDT May 21, 2026
A man was taken to a hospital after police say he broke into a neighbor’s home Thursday morning in Midwest City. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterPolice Chief Greg Wipfli told KOCO 5 that officers responded to a reported shooting shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Lloyd Avenue, which is near Northeast 10th Street and Post Road. When officers arrived, they found a man had broken into his next-door neighbor’s home. The neighbor then shot the man, according to police. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The man was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Wipfli said there is no threat to the public, and the investigation is ongoing. Top Headlines Man in custody after fires set at Walmart stores in Oklahoma City metro Video shows good Samaritans’ efforts to rescue victims from fiery rollover crash Video shows close call with lightning for Massachusetts father, daughter
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. —
A man was taken to a hospital after police say he broke into a neighbor’s home Thursday morning in Midwest City.
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Police Chief Greg Wipfli told KOCO 5 that officers responded to a reported shooting shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Lloyd Avenue, which is near Northeast 10th Street and Post Road.
When officers arrived, they found a man had broken into his next-door neighbor’s home. The neighbor then shot the man, according to police.
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The man was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Wipfli said there is no threat to the public, and the investigation is ongoing.
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