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Oklahoma woman slips out of cuffs, shoots man and deputy from patrol unit with AR-15

Rachael Zion Clay is being held on $1M bond for "shooting with intent to kill."

Racheal Zion Clay

Racheal Zion Clay slipped her cuffs and began shooting an AR-15 from the patrol unit. (Grady County Sheriff's Office)

August 20, 2022
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GRADY COUNTY, Okla. – Law enforcement authorities in Oklahoma have released stunning dash and bodycam video that shows a handcuffed woman retrieving a rifle and firing it out the back of a patrol unit. The suspect struck both a citizen and deputy during the shooting, according to reports.

Deputies with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wellness check/mental health call at a residence in Blanchard just before noon on Aug. 12.

A woman, later identified as Racheal Zion Clay, was reportedly “in the front yard barking like a dog and crawling on the ground” when deputies first arrived, True Crime Daily reported.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol official Eric Foster said law enforcement officers felt the woman “wasn’t safe,” so she was taken into custody.

When Clay was placed in the marked patrol SUV, however, she reportedly “somehow got the opportunity to slip her handcuffs and get to a firearm and started to fire on law enforcement officers and on other civilians in the area.”

Racheal Zion Clay
Racheal Zion Clay shot a deputy and a civilian from the back of a patrol SUV. (Grady County Sheriff’s Office)

Video taken inside the vehicle shows her fidgeting around in the backseat, slipping one hand out of her cuffs and manipulating the AR-15. She charges the weapon and aims out the window and begins firing, Fox News reported. 

Deputies bodycams recorded the civilian suffering a gunshot wound in the chest. A deputy also sustained a minor injury when a bullet grazed his head, according to authorities.

Grady County Undersheriff Gary Boggess said a bullet “did a ricochet off the tree and then glanced off and hit my deputy in the back of the neck and then also hit the civilian in the chest.”

The victims quickly maneuvered to take cover behind another law enforcement vehicle. The wounded man’s son was nearby and is seen running over to assist with first aid as deputies call for backup and EMS.

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A standoff ensued for almost five hours. Clay reportedly yelled, “Answer the phone. You let her die. I’m not human, you killed her,” KFOR reported, citing court documents.

While barricading herself in the deputy’s SUV, Clay wrote notes on paper and placed them in the window, some of which said, “I killed one,” and “Kill any cop that tries to approach,” among others.

The woman finally surrendered about 4:45 p.m., True Crime Daily reported.

Both victims were hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to authorities.

Rachael Zion Clay is being held on $1 million bond.
Rachael Zion Clay is being held on $1 million bond. (Grady County Sheriff’s Office)

Clay is being held at the Grady County Jail on $1 million bond on the charge of “shooting with intent to kill,” according to county records.


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