Tulsa police say a second person has died after a motel shooting, tying the city's record for homicides in a year at 71. Officers are looking for James Mahdavi as a suspect in the murders.
According to police, two people were shot at the Holiday Express Motel on Friday evening. The second victim was pronounced dead Sunday. The two people who were fatally shot have not been identified.
The record was set in 2009. Police say the majority of 2009's slayings were gang-related, but Sgt. Dave Walker says this year's homicides do not seem to have a pattern.
Walker says drugs may play a part in the city's high number of killings, and he's concerned that investigators may become overwhelmed with the amount of homicides.