Oklahoma’s 7 Clans Casino Sees Four Wounded Victims Found Near Property

Four unnamed victims were discovered pellet Tues nigh the 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel of Newkirk, Okla. Three remain hospitalized and 1 was released after undergoing treatment. Each suffered gunshot wounds.

The unnamed individuals were placed on Tuesday past deputies in a rural region confining to the casino. The locus is nearby US Route 77. The gaming dimension is due south of the Kansas-Oklahoma tell line, Hays Post, a local intelligence organization, reported.

Ambulances rushed ii of the victims to the Alliance Hospital in Ponka City, Okla. The other 2 were transported to Charles Wesley Medical Center inward Wichita, Kan. One of the patients was released from Charles Wesley Medical Center.

7 Clans Casinos are owned and operated by the Otoe-Missouria Development Authority (OMDA). It is the initiative and economical leg of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians.

The gambling casino complex has a hotel, a two-story gaming venue, and a waterpark. The gaming base includes 1,200 one-armed bandit machines, as fountainhead as tables featuring live craps, blackjack, and line roulette games.

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office situated inwards Kansas River has launched an investigation. Also taking parting inward the enquiry are the Arkansas City Police Department, KS Highway Patrol, Kay County Sheriff’s Office, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Police, and the Sooner State Bureau of Investigation.

Few Details on Shootings

None of the jurisprudence enforcement agencies released details on the investigation. It was unclear how many shots were fired. Nor was there a open motive. Neither were details released on the wounded individuals.

Through information gathered, [it was discovered that] the shot occurred inward rural Cowley County,” the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office said inwards a financial statement Tuesday, KAKE, a local TV station, reported. “The investigating is noneffervescent pending at this time.”

The sheriff’s office did not distinguish the victims. Nor did it limit if the deputies cognize of a surmise or someone of interest group in the case.

No description was released of the surmise or suspects.

Ransomware inward Oklahoma

Last June all 6 Lucky Star Casino locations inward Sooner State were shut temporarily after a ransomware onset penetrated the venues’ information technology (IT) networks.

Owned and operated by the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes of Oklahoma, Lucky Star has casinos in Concho, Clinton, Canton, and Watonga. The tribes also feature gaming parlors interior their travel centers inwards Hammon and Concho.

The tribes confirmed that a cyberattack was responsible.