James Johnson, 38, was found fatally shot in the kitchen of a South Louisville Avenue home in south Tulsa after a 911 call about 10:15 p.m. on September 19, 2025. Emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene from a single close-range gunshot wound to the head.

The caller at the house identified himself as Ceasar Smith and initially told officers Johnson had made unwanted advances and that a handgun discharged after he struck him. Smith’s account shifted during interviews: he later said Johnson had been waving a gun, then said he had brought the gun to the home to collect a debt and struck Johnson, claiming the fatal shot was accidental. Investigators found inconsistencies between Smith’s statements and the scene, and treated the death as a homicide.

Smith was arrested, booked on a charge of second-degree murder and held on substantial bond. No other suspects have been publicly identified. Can anyone who was near South Louisville Avenue that night or who knows either man provide information to investigators?