Police looking for suspect in Wednesday night shooting

Ponca City Now - September 19, 2019 11:05 am

Harvey Duane Adkins III

Ponca City Police Detective Captain Kevin Jeffries reports officers and an ambulance were dispatched to the 700 block of North  Pine Street just before 10 p.m Wednesday.

Jeffries said a man was found with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was identified as 24-year-old Van Jade Chatfield III of Ponca City.

Jeffries said the victim was transported and flown to Mercy Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

During the course of the investigation, officers identified Harvey Duane Adkins III as the suspect in this shooting.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Adkins is asked to call the Ponca City Police Department or Crimestoppers at (580) 762-5100.

 

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