OKLAHOMA CITY, OK –  A lethal standoff in Oklahoma City that began with the shooting of a police officer responding to a disturbance on Tuesday ended with the suspect being shot and killed following a standoff with law enforcement. 

The chief added, “I spoke to him yesterday and he was in good spirits then. We’re just thankful that it wasn’t worse than it was.”

He also lauded the responding officers, saying, “Those guys that were out there on that scene, those officers, the men and women of our tactical unit, I think are the best in the country. They train regularly for those types of scenarios.”

Ragan then reportedly barricaded himself inside the home with several civilians, beginning a standoff that lasted hours. Negotiators were brought in to attempt to defuse the situation, however, once negotiations broke down with Ragan firing several shots at officers, a tactical team was called in.

During one of the exchanges of fire, Ragan was struck and killed by returned fire from police.

With the suspect neutralized, the tactical team breached the house by deploying flashbangs and confirmed he was killed. Two adult women and three children were rescued from the hostage situation and were unharmed according to the outlet.