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Tulsa's 68th Homicide of 2017: Body Found in Jeep Parked on U.S. 169

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

A body found in a Jeep parked on the inside shoulder of U.S. 169 near 31st Street early Wednesday is the victim of Tulsa's 68th murder this year.

Jason Harris, 38, was found shot to death in the front seat around 5:15 a.m. Passersby told Tulsa Police they saw the car sitting there as early as 3:45 a.m.

Officers initially found the Jeep's previous owner sold it for cash. They were able to find the owner, 29-year-old Dustin Baker, and determined he was driving at the time of the murder. Baker was arrested.

TPD is now searching for 25-year-old Dillon Rose, also known as Ray Benson, as a person of interest in Harris' murder. Rose is also wanted for armed robbery in Creek County and is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 918-598-2677 or TPD's homicide tip line at 918-798-8477.

Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.