Activists rally over fatal police shooting death of Deaf man, Magdiel Sanchez.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Dozens of protesters marched in downtown Oklahoma City to call for justice days after a 35-year-old Deaf man was fatally shot by OCPD officer.
Police have said officers responding to a hit-and-run accident Tuesday encountered Sanchez holding a metal pipe. Witnesses yelled, "he can't hear you" before the officers fired, but police said the officers didn't hear them.
Related Article: More than a hundred gathered Sunday in downtown Oklahoma City to protest the shooting death of Magdiel Sanchez.
Sanchez, who was Deaf, was shot by police after a hit-and-run incident. The crowd marched from city hall to the police station, people holding signs and chanting.
“Being Deaf is not a crime. Killing him was,” said Juanita Dorado. “They shot him for no reason over and over and over after being told numerous times he did not hear you.” ... Read More at KFOR.
Oklahoman Deaf man holding pipe fatally shot by corrupt police officer.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- KOCO: A Deaf man is dead and the Oklahoma City police officer who shot him is on leave following an incident on the southeast side.
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Authorities said Tuesday night’s officer-involved shooting near Southeast 57th Street and South Shields Boulevard started with a hit-and-run accident. It quickly escalated to a shooting right up the street.
The suspect, 35-year-old Magdiel Sanchez, was shot and killed by a police officer outside his parents’ home after he approached officers while armed with a pipe. His neighbors said Sanchez was Deaf and nonverbal.
“He had this in his right hand and was holding it up,” Capt. Bo Mathews said.
Sanchez’s father left the scene of a crash and drove to the home, police said. When officers arrived, Sanchez confronted the officers.
“As Mr. Sanchez came off the porch, he started advancing to the second officer,” Mathews said. “As he started going toward these officers with a pipe in his hand, the officers discharged their weapons.”
One officer fired a stun gun while the other used his gun, hitting and killing Sanchez.
Cellphone video from a neighbor shows the moments directly after Sanchez was shot and officers rendered aid. Neighbor Julio Rayos said he screamed at officers that Sanchez was Deaf and believed he might have been confused.
“They killed an innocent man,” Rayos said. “He was never aggressive to nobody. He was a real nice guy. I don’t think he deserved to die like that.”
The officer who used the gun is now on paid administrative leave. The district attorney will determine if the shooting was justified.
WATCH [CC] - Lyric Theatre's "Fiddler on the Roof" Incorporates American Sign Language, Deaf and Hearing Actors.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Over half a century after its premiere on Broadway, the songs of Fiddler on the Roof are known around the world. From joyous “If I Were a Rich Man” to haunting “Sunrise, Sunset,” the musical focuses on the story of a Jewish milkman and his family’s troubles in rural Russia at the turn of the 20th century.
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While the show certainly has its lighthearted moments, Fiddler on the Roof is, at its core, about the importance of family and tradition and the tensions surrounding them.
That is something Michael Baron could relate to when he took on directing duties for Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s production of the musical, which runs July 26-30 at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave.
“As a Jewish musical theater director, Fiddler on the Roof has always been high on my bucket list of shows to direct,” Baron said. “It’s a show I’ve seen countless times and whose music has been played at almost every Jewish wedding and bar mitzvah I’ve attended, including my own.”
That notability can be seen as both a benefit and a detriment. At this point, Fiddler on the Roof is essentially synonymous with musical theater.
Between being one of the most-performed high school musicals and having multiple Broadway productions and a film adaptation, Fiddler has become difficult to ignore.
For this reason, audiences have likely seen it in one form or another, making it continuously harder to make the material fresh again.
But in an interesting twist, Lyric Theatre’s version incorporates American Sign Language and two Deaf actors portray love-struck characters Hodel and Perchik.
Two interpreters will be incorporated onstage to fully communicate to Deaf viewers.
New opportunities: Baron planned on utilizing the performers after discussing it with a friend, Deaf actor Christopher Tester.
After brainstorming how it might be possible and what Lyric would need to provide to make it happen, Baron said it seemed like a wonderful opportunity to showcase an underrepresented community.
“Our goal is to create a new village for Fiddler that is accessible to both hearing and Deaf patrons,” he said. “I hope this collaboration reveals new insights by bringing hearing and Deaf actors to the Lyric stage for the first time.”
And it certainly helps when performers are as passionate and talented as Sandra Mae Frank.
“I didn’t want to be an actress at first because it’s already tough enough to be an actor alone, but to be a Deaf actress?” she said. “I just did it anyway by taking the risk and moving forward with theater because I eat, breathe and dream it. It’s my life. It’s who I am.”
Frank, who became Deaf due to an unknown cause at the age of 3, doesn’t want to work in theater simply because it’s her passion.
She also wants to use it as a tool for educating others.
“Everyone has their own struggles in their own ways, but for me, as a Deaf actress, I also have to be an advocate and teach others about my culture,” she said.
Frank uses ASL as her main form of communication, which comes with its own set of challenges.
“It gets hard once in a while being vulnerable and bringing my culture to the public, but it’s also very beautiful letting my culture be a part of the story,” she said. “And depending on what the context is about, it brings more depth to a story by adding a different perspective from a Deaf character than how it’d usually be done if performed by a hearing actor.”
Frank certainly thinks the addition of ASL to the story of Fiddler on the Roof makes perfect sense.
In the musical, Hodel is the intelligent and free-spirited 17-year-old daughter of main character Tevye.
Over the course of the story, she falls in love with Perchik, a scholar and Bolshevik revolutionary who is exiled to Siberia.
“I love that Hodel and Perchik are Deaf, and it makes total sense,” Frank said. “Hodel resisted Perchik at first because of tradition, but to me, adding the deafness to the character gives it more purpose. She’s so hesitant, but she sees this handsome, deaf stranger, and it stirs up these feelings.”
Elaborate plans: With only two weeks from the beginning of rehearsals to opening night, Lyric Theatre hopes to put on one of the biggest and most ambitious productions of Fiddler on the Roof.
Its actors and production staff have certainly put in the work. Baron notes the planning for the show started nearly a year in advance, coordinating everything from casting across the nation to meetings with the choreographer and music director.
“The process to create this show has many facets,” he said. “From collaborating with scenic, costume, lighting, props and sound designers to create a wholly original production based on Jewish folk art built here in Oklahoma, consulting experts like Rabbi Vered Harris of Temple B’nai Israel, and so much more.”
But even with flashy musical numbers and elaborate sets, Frank and Baron agree the heart of the show lies in the more restrained and emotional moments.
“Fiddler is about the sometimes difficult balance between tradition, religion and family, which is always something audiences can relate to,” Baron said. “The fact that it uses such moving music that evokes emotion from the actors and audience makes it a special evening of theater always worth revisiting.”
Frank echoed that sentiment and said she hopes audiences leave the show filled with a new appreciation for the musical.
“I hope they feel a sense of joy and that no matter where you are in life or what defines you, family is where your home is and where you’ll find love,” she said.
Fiddler on the Roof
7:30 p.m. Tuesday-July 28, 8 p.m. July 20, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 30
Deaf News: Deaf Grassroots Movement rallies at the Oklahoma Capitol.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Nearly 200 people marched at the Oklahoma State Capitol in support of expanded services for the Deaf community.
Participants from Oklahoma's Deaf Grassroots Movement joined a national effort on Wednesday to demonstrate the needs of the Deaf in education, employment and access to communication.
The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the Deaf community in all 50 states. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Deaf Grassroots Movement spokesman Chris Reagle says unemployment rates are particularly high for the Deaf and that they often face discrimination in the workplace and barriers in education. Reagle says one of the goals nationally is to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to include services geared toward the Deaf.
In Oklahoma, Reagle says the group is pushing specifically for more Deaf interpreters to help children in public schools.
Traffic stop involving Deaf man under investigation, OHP troopers suspended.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- On Jan. 3, court records claim Pearl Pearson fled the scene of a car accident in south Oklahoma City.
An affidavit claims that when Pearson was pulled over along the S Eastern Ave. exit, just off I-40, he resisted two officers and refused to comply with repeated orders to display his hands.
There was a seven-minute altercation. It does not say whether the officers were aware that he is hearing impaired.
Late Tuesday Pearl’s attorney, Billy Coyle, says “My client is completely innocent of these allegations. We are waiting on the OHP (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) report and we are sorting through the facts of the case. My client is profoundly Deaf and was trying to give officers his specialty license during the stop”.
He says his client, a deaf man, was brutalized at the scene, at the hospital and continued at the jail.
One neighbor said the incident is a misunderstanding by troopers that went too far. “I know they do dangerous jobs and they put their lives on the line, but that is over the top,” Sacia Law said. “It’s completely unacceptable. Seven minutes of just basically beating someone?”
The OHP said our request for an interview has been forwarded to the proper division for consideration.
NewsChannel 4 received a statement Monday evening regarding Pearson’s arrest.
Lt. Brian Orr, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said, “We can confirm the arrest and charges were filed for leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. The case went to the Oklahoma County District Attorney and any details of this case will have to come from the DA’s office. We will review the arrest administratively and if it is determined there were violations of department policy, we will take appropriate action.”
NewsChannel 4 learned on Tuesday the two Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers involved, Eric Foster and Kelton Hayes, have been suspended with pay while the investigation into this incident continues.
An OHP spokesman says if the agency determines that there were violations during the arrest, appropriate action will be taken... Read The Full Story.
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