LAWTON, Okla_Two suspects
accused of gunning down a Lawton
man and injuring his girlfriend early Monday morning remains at large.
Police said
47-year-old Darren Bush was shot and killed in his apartment near Northwest
13th and Cache Road just before 2 a.m. Witnesses said they saw him arguing with
two men outside. Bush's girlfriend was also shot in the arm and has since been
treated and released from a local hospital.
Police have not
released the cause of the shooting but said it was sudden and unexpected. Police
say the victims were shot from behind after they turned to go back inside their
apartment after the argument between Bush and the two other men escalated.
An evidence
glove left behind and torn crime scene tape are the only reminders of what
happened at the apartment.
Captain Craig Akard
said the couple living behind a convenience store was shot after they were seen
talking then arguing with two men wearing black bandanas.
"The
gentlemen knew who they were, they had a little conversation and it got a
little heated, it turned into a confrontation and at that point the victims
decided to go back inside the house and that's when they were shot."
Witnesses
reported hearing several shots ring out before police arrived and found a
bloody crime scene.
"There was
a female there that had a gunshot wound to her arm and there was a male that
was lying on the floor in the living room and they checked on him and he was
unconscious."
The shooting
happened at what appeared to be a vacant apartment complex which we were told
was recently remodeled.
