Officer Shot, Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside NW Oklahoma City Home

An Oklahoma City Police officer has been shot after a man armed with a firearm barricaded himself inside a home for several hours in northwest Oklahoma City, police say.

Oklahoma City Police said officers arrived at the scene near Northwest 36th Street and North Pennsylvania Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. and found a man holding a gun to someone's head.

Officers were met with gunfire when they arrived on the scene, and an officer was struck, according to OCPD Capt. Valerie Littlejohn.

A standoff lasted several hours after the man remained armed with two women and three children inside the home.

Littlejohn said officers tried negotiating with the suspect, and a tactical team was called in.

According to OCPD, the suspect fired at officers from inside the home until officers were able to shoot back and kill the suspect.

The women and children were removed from the house safely.

The officer who was shot was taken to a nearby hospital and is doing well after undergoing surgery, according to Littlejohn.

Littlejohn said officers involved in shooting the suspect have been placed on paid administrative leave.