Two dead in Oklahoma shooting rampage

The Associated Press

SALLISAW, Okla. - A teenager apparently upset by complaints about his driving shot four neighbors and then went on a 20-mile shooting spree, targeting people at random, police said. Two of the victims died.

Daniel Fears, 18, was arrested after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing near a police roadblock.

Fears was to be arraigned Monday on two charges of first-degree murder, said Sequoyah County District Attorney Diane Barker-Harrold. She said prosecutors hadn't decided if they will seek the death penalty.

On Saturday, after neighbor Greg Caughman complained to Fears about his driving, Fears broke into his father's house and stole a shotgun, Koch said.

Police say he then shot Caughman, who was in a nearby yard, hitting the man in the back and in the neck, and wounding his 2-year-old daughter, who was sitting in a truck nearby. Both were hospitalized.

Fears then shot two other neighbors, Patsy and Elvie Wells. Patsy Wells, hit in the face and leg, died. Her husband was hit in the chest and was hospitalized in fair condition Sunday.

Police said Fears then got into his pickup and headed east on U.S. 64 to a car dealership, where customer Reba Spangler, 68, of Fort Smith, Ark., was killed.

Fears continued firing as he drove down the highway, wounding several more people.