Oklahoma city release body cam shows officer shooting stabbing suspect

A police officer was placed on administrative leave after shooting a stabbing suspect overnight in Oklahoma City.

Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a report of a stabbing on Southeast 89th Street near Bryant Avenue. Police said the stabbing victim was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Officers later found the stabbing suspect in a vehicle in a parking lot near Southwest 104th Street and Western Avenue, according to police. They said the suspect then started driving erratically in the parking lot.

The suspect eventually got out of the vehicle and pulled out a weapon. Police said an officer opened fire, hitting the suspect.

Authorities have not said what kind of weapon the suspect had.

The suspect was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. No officers were injured.

The officer who opened fire has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting.