Man in custody in connection with shooting outside Tulsa County Courthouse

9:30 p.m. UPDATE: Tulsa police arrested a man Wednesday who they say is connected to the shooting outside the Tulsa County Courthouse.

Officers said Travis Ruff was driving a stolen pickup truck when someone in the truck began firing shots as Ruff drove away.

Ruff was later arrested at an apartment complex near South 51st Street and 145th Avenue.

Ruff is currently on probation in four cases and has warrants out for his arrest in two other cases for failing to appear in court.

The police did not arrest the shooter.

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Two men are being questioned in connection with the shooting outside the Tulsa County Courthouse.

The shooting took place Wednesday afternoon, following a hearing in a murder case, where a 12-year-old boy was mistakenly killed in a gang killing.

Officers also recovered the car used in the shooting and it was taken into custody as evidence.

They say they also recovered weapons and drugs.

Chaos broke out near 6th and Denver in downtown Tulsa when someone fired several shots then left.

Agents from several agencies intervened immediately.

“They ran toward the gunfire, encountered a lot of people on the ground, there was a lot of chaos,” said Maj. John Bryant of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said it all started during a hearing on the murder charges of Alvin Chaplin, Salathiel Fields and Tajon Figures, in a drive-by shooting after a party near a home off Cherry Street on the day of Year.

“The 12-year-old boy, Steven Bruner, was killed while he was sitting on the porch,” Steve Kunzweiler said. “He had nothing to do with what was happening between the shooters and anyone inside the house.”

Kunzweiler was in that courtroom when some people got angry at a witness who was testifying, and they were filming a video and posting it on social media.

The judge removed everyone from the courtroom except the victim's parents.

“The court ultimately ordered virtually everyone to leave the building as far as testimony was concerned,” he said.

Major Bryant said deputies kept an eye on everyone as they went out.

“We couldn't see them anymore, and then all of a sudden there were several shots,” Major Bryant said.

Major Bryant said situations like this don't happen very often, but they are prepared for them since hundreds of thousands of people pass through the courthouse each year.

“It didn't happen at the courthouse, so the system worked, the security worked and I'm proud of that,” Major Bryant said.

They will increase security on this case as it moves through the courts.