Oklahoma Self-Defense: City's 35th homicide appears to be self-defense slaying, Tulsa Police say :: 09/03/2021

City's 35th homicide appears to be self-defense slaying, Tulsa Police say

A fatal shooting officers say appears to have been in self-defense has launched a 35th homicide investigation of the year for Tulsa Police Department.

Officers responded around 4:15 a.m. Thursday to a shooting call from the 2100 block of North Hartford Avenue, where a victim later identified as Isaac Weeks was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. Weeks, 40, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a Tulsa Police Department news release.

The individual identified as the shooter reportedly turned himself in and was questioned by detectives from the Homicide Unit before being released pending further investigation.

Editor's note: This story was edited after publication to include the identification of the shooting victim.

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