MURDER SUSPECT ON THE LOOSE
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Four state officials are on the lookout for a man accused of a possible double homicide. Police say two hispanic males were shot around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning in Ottawa County. One man is confirmed dead, the other has been transported to St. John`s Regional Medical Center in Joplin and remains in critical condition. Police say the incident happened in the 3600 block of Cayuga in Miami, Oklahoma. Police are looking for Leopaldo Hernandez, 23. He is also known as Junior. The suspect is driving a 1999 model Dodge Ram extended cab short-wide truck with Oklahoma tags. The truck has two white racing stripes, possibly crome bug shields, 20 inch crome wheels, a crome tool box and ram tail light covers. Police say a .40 caliber hand gun was used. If you have any information you are urged to call the Miami Police Department at 918-542-5585 or the Ottawa County Sheriff`s Department at 918-542-2806. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous and you should use extreme caution. We`ll have more on this story as soon as it becomes available.
Reported By: Jennifer Haile
