Da’Mon Russell Jones, 37, was shot on the evening of January 18, 2025, in the 1700 block of NW Kingsbury in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was found with gunshot wounds and taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. The Lawton Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division has classified this as the city’s first homicide of 2025 and is investigating.

Born December 19, 1987, Jones was a U.S. Army veteran who served for more than five years and an active member of Salt of the Earth Ministries, where he served on the Usher Board. Family and friends remember him as warm and kind, a great lifelong friend who enjoyed collecting Batman memorabilia.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about the shooting, please share it with the Lawton Police Department to assist the ongoing investigation.