Neighbors in Piedmont had to dodge bullets after they were fired into a nearby lake June 14.“You can skip a rock on a lake, same thing with a bullet, only it goes a lot faster and goes a lot further,” said Piedmont Police Chief Alex Oblein.On June 14, Piedmont police received a frantic call for help.“I got a neighbor that's out here shooting a high-powered rifle or gun. He zinging bullets over my head. Get me a policeman out here or there's going to be a killing. I mean it. I need someone now,” the 911 caller told the dispatcher.An officer rushed to the Falcon Lake neighborhood while the gunfire continued. The bullets flew by children playing outside. One bullet pierced a home’s roof.The gunfire didn't stop once the officer arrived.“While he was standing out there he heard a shot fly over his head also,” Oblein said.Investigators said the bullets were coming from the southern side of the lake traveling about a quarter mile northward. Police tracked down the suspected shooter, who told them he had been firing a gun but was aiming at the water. He said he did not realize the bullets ricocheted.Police arrested Sebastian Olejniczak in connection with the shooting. They recovered 49 shell casings, an AK-47, an AR-15, an “Uzi” style pistol and a couple other pistols according to a police report.Police said Olejniczak didn't live in the area but did get permission from the land owner to be on the property.Public records indicate Olejniczak has no previous criminal history in Oklahoma.

Neighbors in Piedmont had to dodge bullets after they were fired into a nearby lake June 14.

“You can skip a rock on a lake, same thing with a bullet, only it goes a lot faster and goes a lot further,” said Piedmont Police Chief Alex Oblein.


On June 14, Piedmont police received a frantic call for help.

“I got a neighbor that's out here shooting a high-powered rifle or gun. He zinging bullets over my head. Get me a policeman out here or there's going to be a killing. I mean it. I need someone now,” the 911 caller told the dispatcher.

An officer rushed to the Falcon Lake neighborhood while the gunfire continued. The bullets flew by children playing outside. One bullet pierced a home’s roof.

The gunfire didn't stop once the officer arrived.

“While he was standing out there he heard a shot fly over his head also,” Oblein said.

Investigators said the bullets were coming from the southern side of the lake traveling about a quarter mile northward. Police tracked down the suspected shooter, who told them he had been firing a gun but was aiming at the water. He said he did not realize the bullets ricocheted.

Police arrested Sebastian Olejniczak in connection with the shooting. They recovered 49 shell casings, an AK-47, an AR-15, an “Uzi” style pistol and a couple other pistols according to a police report.

Police said Olejniczak didn't live in the area but did get permission from the land owner to be on the property.

Public records indicate Olejniczak has no previous criminal history in Oklahoma.