Tulsa QuikTrip Employee Shot While Taking Out Trash

Monday, July 18th 2016, 4:53 pm

By: News On 6

Tulsa Police responded to a shooting at a QuikTrip in east Tulsa Monday afternoon.

Dispatch said it happened at the QuikTrip located at 129th East Avenue and 31st Street around 3:45 p.m.

Police said, a small four-door drove through the lot and fired at least seven shots at two people standing in front of the building; police said those two left the scene before officers arrived and it's unsure if they were struck.

According to police, a QuikTrip attendant was taking out trash when the shots were fired. They said he was struck in the leg and taken to the hospital. His injures are non-life threatening.

Police have not released the employee's identity.

Officers are continuing to investigate and will release more information as it becomes available.