Tulsa’s 27th homicide of 2017 is recorded after a stabbing death early Wednesday morning. Police Officer Leland Ashley says the victim is identified as Wade Warthen, who died of his wounds at St. John Hospital. A suspect has been arrested. He is identified as Reginald Thompson. Detectives say the stabbing is apparently the result of a disagreement over money.
2016 was a record year for homicides in Tulsa. Through May of last year, 22 people had been murdered in the city. The count this year is already 27.