Late on May 11, 2025, Thomas Willard Wade III, 24, was fatally shot inside his Oklahoma City apartment in the 3100 block of North Portland Avenue. Officers arrived about 11:25 p.m. after a report of gunfire and found Wade had been shot multiple times and died at the scene. Two men reportedly approached his door; after he opened it they forced their way inside. A woman and two young children, later identified as his 2- and 4-year-old children by Wade’s father, were in the apartment but were not hurt.

Wade was described by his father and in his obituary as a devoted father, hardworking and kind, raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The shooting was the city’s 22nd homicide for 2025. Neighbors have said the apartment complex has a history of assaults and burglaries and had drawn concerns about its security. No arrests had been made in the initial reports and the homicide unit is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night or have information about the two men who forced their way into the apartment?