Hobby Lobby manager killed by employee who later dies in chase

Last Updated on March 2, 2023, 3:53 PM | Published: March 2, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — A manager at the Hoby Lobby warehouses in far southwest Oklahoma City was shot and killed Wednesday by an employee he supervised.

The victim is 69-year-old Douglas Smith.

UPDATE — The employee, 32-year-old Domonique Thompson, later died at the end of a long police chase that started in southwest OKC but ended far north of the metro near Cashion in Kingfisher County.

It is the 10th homicide for the City of Oklahoma City this year.

Details

Police were called to 3700 block of S. Council Road around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, the location of Hobby Lobby’s extensive warehouses.

From their interviews, the Oklahoma City Police Department believe that there was a work-related argument between the suspect and the victim who was his supervisor.

“It appears the suspect walked out to the parking lot and retrieved a firearm from his vehicle. He returned inside the business and shot Smith. Smith was pronounced deceased on scene,” said OKCPD Sgt. Dillon Quirk.

Investigators gained a description of the suspects vehicle. The suspect and his car were located at a gas station around I-35 and Highway 51.

The suspect then fled in his vehicle with OKCPD in pursuit.

Once the OKCPD helicopter arrived above and got the vehicle in sight, ground units were pulled off of the chase for safety.

“The suspect drove out of Oklahoma City limits where several other agencies became involved in the pursuit,” said Quirk with the OKCPD. “The suspect ultimately crashed in Kingfisher County near Highway 33 and N2960 Rd. He was pronounced deceased on scene.”

So far, there are not clear reports of how the suspect died at the end of that chase.

Other law enforcement agencies involved in the chase were:

• Oklahoma Highway Patrol
• Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office
• Logan County Sheriff’s Office
• Guthrie Police Department
• Crescent Police Department
• Cashion Police Department

We will continue to update this story if we gain any more reliable information.

OKCPD is asking anyone with any information to contact the Homicide Tip Line at 405/297-1200.

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