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Tulsa's 80th Homicide of 2017: Man Shot in Broad Daylight

KWGS News

A man is dead after being shot in the head this afternoon in Tulsa’s 80th murder of the year.

Police were called to the area of Columbia Place and Virgin Street at 2:20 p.m. for a man lying in blood in the street.

When officers arrived, they found a white man bleeding from the face just south of Virgin on Columbia. EMSA took him to St. John’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect was driving a white pickup truck, which police found. The suspect has not been described.

The city's 79th murder of the year happened early Sunday. Tulsa set a new record last year with 81 homicides.

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.