(CNN) -- Three people were killed and two were injured Friday in four shootings in north Tulsa, Oklahoma and police are searching for a lone suspected gunman, they said.
Tulsa police spokesman Capt. Jonathan Brooks said investigators were looking into whether the shootings may have been possible hate crimes.
"We're not absolutely certain, but a hate crime is a possibility. And we'll go with where the investigation leads us," he said.
All of the victims are black. The suspected shooter is a white male and is believed to be traveling in a white truck, said Brooks.
It was not immediately clear whether any of the victims knew each other, he said.
They range in age from 31 to 54. They were shot over the course of seven hours at four different street locations in the early morning, Brooks said.
Tulsa police formed a joint task force with the local FBI office as well as the U.S. Marshals Service. In the event the shootings turn out to be hate crimes, "they can help us pursue it," he said.
"This is not your standard homicide," said Brooks.
Possible Hate Crimes
Three people were killed and two were injured.
Friday, in four shootings
All of the victims are black
and the suspected shooter is a white male
"We're not absolutely certain"
Possible hate crimes.
They range in age from 31 to 54.
Four different street locations
Early morning.
"This is not your standard homicide."
Explanation:
In this poem, I tried to stress the details of the article to create emotions to make it real for the reader. For example, I used an end stop after "early morning" so that this would resonate with the reader. Also, I emphasized the detail of the shootings being on Friday by using a caesura in the middle of line 2. I used an enjambment in lines 3 and 4 so that they would be read quickly and together, which I thought was important. I also split up the poem into 2 stanzas to give the reader a chance to reflect on the "Possible hate crimes" line before jumping into the second stanza. I included a volta which happens in line 6 because it changes from a normal shooting to a possible hate crime. I emphasized this by using an end stop at the end of line 6.
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