OKLAHOMA CITY – A car chase beginning in far northwest Oklahoma County Friday evening ended with a crash in southwest OKC, an injured bystander, and 11 officers from three different agencies all firing their guns, killing a 72-year-old suspect.
At around 8:30pm on Friday, March 27th, deputies with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a person with a gun in the 16900 block of North Council Rd. in the Deer Creek area.
Once on the scene, a deputy reportedly found 72-year-old Sandra Strampher-Perry, a white female, holding a pistol.
Authorities say that the deputy ordered Strampher-Perry to drop the weapon, but that the woman instead got into a pickup truck and fled, initiating a chase.
Near NW 150th St. and Portland Ave., a deputy attempted to block Strampher-Perry’s vehicle with his own, at which point police say Strampher-Perry rammed the deputy’s car and continued the pursuit southbound on Lake Hefner Parkway.
Once the chase entered the freeway, the deputies requested assistance from the Oklahoma City Police Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol, all of whom converged on the truck as it made its way toward SW 59th Street on I-44, where an OHP trooper successfully stopped the truck.
Police say Strampher-Perry attempted to drive away again, but crashed into another vehicle, injuring a bystander inside that vehicle and stopping her own as police then drew their guns and approached.
It’s at that point that police claim Strampher-Perry pointed a pistol at officers from inside her vehicle before 11 officers all opened fire.
Sandra Strampher-Perry was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a joint statement, the agencies confirmed that “in total, four OKCPD officers, five OHP troopers and two Oklahoma County deputies discharged their firearms.”
In that statement, the three agencies involved said that the full investigation into the event is expected to “take time to complete.”
Note: A representative for the Sheriff’s Office declined to provide any further details regarding the initial 911 call at this time, pending the ongoing multi-agency investigation.
Free Press will provide more information regarding this event as it becomes available.
Brett Fieldcamp is the owner and Editor in Chief of Oklahoma City Free Press. He has been covering arts, entertainment, news, housing, and culture in Oklahoma for nearly two decades and served as Arts & Entertainment Editor before purchasing the company from founder Brett Dickerson in 2026.
He is also a musician and songwriter and holds a certification as Specialist of Spirits from The Society of Wine Educators.
