Oklahoma authorities fatally shoot man threatening officers

CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is trying to determine if a man who appeared to be threatening officers with a gun was actually armed when they fatally shot him this week.

A spokesperson for OSBI says three officers shot 40-year-old Bobby Joe Johnston on Wednesday as he ran toward them “in a threatening manner” in Claremore, about 25 miles northeast of Tulsa.

TV video shows Johnston running at armed officers, holding his hands in front of him as if pointing a handgun.

The OSBI will submit a report to the prosecuting attorney, who will decide whether the shooting was justified