The man accused of stabbing a restaurant manager before being shot by a Tulsa Police officer has been identified.
Tulsa Police Identify Suspect in Stabbing Incident
Cody Hovorka, 32, was shot and injured by police Thursday evening after a series of violent incidents at a restaurant near Woodland Hills Mall.
Timeline of Events: From Restaurant to Arrest
According to police, Hovorka entered BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse acting erratically. The restaurant manager tried to calm Hovorka down and asked him to leave, but he stabbed the manager in the stomach.
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Police said the manager tried to get people in the restaurant to a safe place as Hovorka continued to walk around the restaurant wielding a knife. When the manager confronted him again, Police said he stabbed the manager’s hand…