An Inola dad is raising concerns about his daughter’s safety, after she came home from a volleyball tournament with a terrifying story to tell.
“It’s every parents nightmare to see their kid on the phone and you’re helpless in the situation,” said Matthew.
That nightmare became Matthew’s reality.
Out of an abundance of caution for his family’s safety, we’re only using his first name.
His daughter was on her way home from a game, when the team made a pit stop at a QuickTrip in Catoosa.
That’s when a man they didn’t know approached the bus, locking his focus in on his daughter.
“He’s telling her she’s special, tapping her on the shoulder and following her through the store, following her to the bus,” he said. ”He’s a grown man, you know, you don’t talk to children like that. It’s ridiculous.”
Their coach was still inside the store at the time of the interaction.
Matthew’s daughter told him things escalated when they tried to ignore the man.
“He’s banging on the doors and they have the doors shut and the girls are yelling at him telling him to go away and he won’t go away,” he said. “When he does finally go away, he gets in his vehicle, which is parked right by the school bus and shows the girls a gun.”