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The Sayre Police Department requested OSBI investigate an officer-involved shooting by several of its officers and an Erick police officer. At approximately 1:30 Wednesday morning, Sayre police pulled over a man driving a pickup truck. The man was driving with a suspended license. When the officers tried to arrest the man, he drove off. A pursuit ensued until officers forced the truck off the road. The officers arrested Patrick Brown (d.o.b. 2/8/1994) and placed him inside a police car. Brown was able to get from the back seat of the patrol car to the front seat and drive away in the officer’s car. Officers pursued and eventually hit the stolen police car, disabling it momentarily. Brown then drove the stolen police car from the ditch and swerved toward an officer. Soon, an Erick officer and two Beckham County deputies joined the pursuit. One of the pursuing officers used the tactical vehicle intervention maneuver to stop the car approximately two miles north of Highway 6 and Highway 152 junction and a half mile to the east, just northeast of Sweetwater. During the pursuit, numerous officers from the Sayre police department and the Erick police officer shot at the suspect. Brown, of Sayre, was hit one time in the shoulder. He was air lifted to an Oklahoma City hospital where he was treated and released. He is currently booked into the Beckham County jail. OSBI agents will collect the facts in the case and present them to the district attorney. The district attorney will determine whether the shootings were justified.