A shooting Sunday afternoon at a Bartlesville shopping center may be considered justified under Oklahoma's "Stand Your Ground" law, according to police investigating the incident.

 

On Sunday, officers with the Bartlesville Police Department and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper responded to reports of a shooting at the shopping center after receiving multiple emergency calls. Authorities detained the person who fired the gun, secured the scene and launched an investigation.

 

The man who was shot received emergency medical treatment from Bartlesville Fire Department and EMS personnel before being transported to a Tulsa-area hospital. His condition has not been released.

 

Following interviews with witnesses and a review of evidence collected at the scene, investigators determined the shooter was not involved in the altercation that preceded the gunfire.

 

According to police, the armed individual observed a man allegedly attempting to assault another person with a pair of scissors. During the encounter, the armed bystander fired a weapon, striking the man who was allegedly carrying out the assault.

 

No arrests have been made, and detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.