Shootings at The Ministry of Sound.

[USRufnex]

I'm kinda surprised nobody's talked about Saturday night's business down the street from  the Blue Dome...

Dozens of squad cars... owner of the bar I was at guessed the helicopter was shining a light on The Ministry and it turned out he was right... he said it seems to happen on a regular basis???

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=120146

quote:Two people are injured after a shooting at a Downtown Tulsa nightclub. Someone opened fire at the "Ministry of Sound" on 2nd and Green wood around 2 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Two teenagers were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Police say a bullet went through a 15-year-old male's neck and into an 18-year-old male's head. The biggest challenge for officers on the scene was crowd control.

So,what's a 15-year-old doing at a nightclub around 2 a.m.?

[sgrizzle]

Supposedly, he wouldn't be allowed inside:
http://www.oklahomanightlife.com/listings/bars-and-clubs/the-ministry-of-sound/details/

They weren't real clear whether it was inside or outside.

[swake]

Isn't Kitchell running that place?

[cannon_fodder]

My wife and I were in the Blue Dome district on Friday and when we left (11:30ish) that place was hoppin'.  

Too many stupid people in this world, ruining a night of fun for whatever reason and very well ruining someones business.

[si_uk_lon_ok]

Are they even allowed to call it the ministry of sound?
I was under the impression the name was a trademark of a record label.

[bokworker]

Living in the Philtower, I heard the sirens and got up to look out my bedroom window which faces NE... saw all of the lights and then heard the shots fired. I could not see everything going on but I commented to my wife that this isn't exactly adding to the positive feelings about living downtown. I know this kind of stuff can happen at any night club but incidents such as this are not good for downtown redevelopment....

[Breadburner]

What kind of establishment is that...Sounds similar to Goodfellas that was just North and slightly East of Arnies....

[Conan71]

Kitchell is a public nuisance along with his night clubs.  How he is able to get anyone to lease to him or vend to him is beyond me.  My understanding has been for a long time that he cannot get a liquor license in Oklahoma, that he uses proxies to do it.

We were downtown Saturday night and they definitely have a very visible police presence in the area.

We had gone to the Sound Pony to hear my step son's band.  There were several fights out on Main St. after the Cage Fights crowd left the Cain's.  Nothing like a little cage fighting to get the testosterone up, eh?

[patric]

This does sort of cancel out the photo-op from the day before (with all the horse cops and enhanced patrols).  Oh, if only the bad guys would learn to read the Whirled.



...and how can you possibly have crime with all those Acorn lights bearing down on you like that? []

In all seriousness, though, theres not much that could happen here that wouldnt also happen at 71st & Memorial or 61st & Peoria.

[iplaw]

I think it's a little more likely at 61st and Peoria than 71st and Memorial...check out the crime map on tulsapolice.org...but anywhere you have clubs this sort of nonsense happens.

[Ed W]

The TPD blog has a little about this:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tpdblog/~3/89461531/its_0230_am_im_.html

[swake]

How many people have to die at Kitchell clubs before we can be rid of him?

[Hawkins]

quote:Originally posted by Ed W

The TPD blog has a little about this:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tpdblog/~3/89461531/its_0230_am_im_.html

Thanks for the link! That website is a new discovery for me- and very interesting stuff.

[Hawkins]

Just read an article about this on KOTV.com (channel 6 news).

15-year-olds at a night club downtown? That's insane. On top of that, the parents of the injured 15-year-olds plan to protest the re-opening of the  club on Thursday!!

Uhmmm... I'm sorry but the parents should feel pretty dumb in the first place not knowing that their kids are sneaking into a nightclub.

And a nightclub downtown?

Perhaps I'm being naive on this, but personally I would expect bullets to be flying at a club in downtown Tulsa. The place is scummy, and after 5:00, when all the people who are forced to work there go home, only the shady folks remain.

Throw in a nightclub, and you would have to be a)on a deathwish, or b)just plain stupid to hang out there.

[tulsascoot]

Hawkins, you are naive. Downtown Tulsa is a great place to enjoy an evening. I've worked downtown in restaurants and bars for over 5 years. That club (Ministry) in particular has always attracted a bad element (Operating under several differetn names).

If there were gunshots at McNellie's, Arnies, Tsunami, or any other establishment, I would be shocked. Downtown is safe. If you've never spent an evening downtown for food and/or drinks, you are missing out. Support local business, go downtown.