Last Updated on December 17, 2023, 11:26 PM | Published: December 17, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — A homicide suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a man found dead in a Southside motel on December 6.
The victim’s next-of-kin have now been notified. He is:
- Gabriel Ruiz, 29.
Ruiz’s death is being counted as homicide #71 for the City of Oklahoma City in 2023. Since this death, another homicide has occurred in OKC.
Detectives with the Oklahoma City Police Department have arrested:
- Prime Brown, 33, booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on a First Degree Murder complaint.
Patrol officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department were sent to the motel at 128 SW 44th Wednesday, Dec. 6 around 10:52 am. The call was regarding a dead person who had been found in a room.
Once the officers arrived, they assessed that the Ruiz had been shot.
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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