Oklahoma City inmate shot and killed during hostage situation

A hostage situation at the Oklahoma County Detention Center resulted in the shooting death of an inmate, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.

A jail employee was taken hostage by at least one inmate on Saturday during pill pass and taken hostage, according to KOCO. The inmate took the correctional officer’s radio and keys and released other inmates, at which point the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, Greg Williams, the administrator for the Oklahoma County Jail Trust, told the outlet.