25-year-old killed in Okmulgee shooting; OSBI begins homicide investigation

The OSBI is investigating after a 25-year-old man was shot and killed in Okmulgee on Saturday.

Officers with Okmulgee Police and the Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse Police responded to the shooting call just after midnight early Saturday morning. This was near Martin Luther King Street and North Wilson Avenue.

When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they found DeVante Hanson, 25, with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, the OSBI said.

So far, no arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing. The OSBI is asking for anyone with information on this case to contact them at their tip line: 1-800-522-8017.

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