Last Updated on October 24, 2022, 11:14 PM | Published: October 22, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — A man was found dead from gunshot wounds Friday morning at the Bestway Inn near south I-35 and S.E. 29th Street.
UPDATE –– Police released the names of the victim Monday, Oct. 24.
- Samuel Grisby, 51 — victim
Monday, police also released the names of those arrested in the case:
- Jarret Johnson, 30 — booked for Murder in the first degree
- Carion Lenox, 28 — booked for Murder in the first degree
The Bestway Inn sits next to the infamous Plaza Inn facing the east I-35 Service Road running south from S.E. 29th.
Hotspot
OKCPD detectives and the Oklahoma County DA are even busier now that four homicides have occurred in 2022 in that one-block stretch.
It is the first homicide on the Bestway Inn property this year.
The Plaza Inn notched its third homicide of 2022 just ten days before and has a long history as the scene of violence throughout recent years.
Sound of gunshots
Police were called to the motel at 5:17 a.m. to investigate sounds of gunshots.
When they arrived they found a man dead “who appeared to have been shot to death” according to an Oklahoma City Police Department news release by MSgt. Gary Knight.
No arrests have been made and the victim has not been positively identified as of Friday morning.
We will continue to update this story if we gain any more reliable information.
Note: As of publication, the information provided by the OKCPD has not yet been tested in court. Under the law, all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty before a jury of their peers or a plea of guilt.
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