On March 28, 2026, 38-year-old Elio Hernandez was shot and killed outside a residence near East Side Boulevard and Gibson Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Hernandez in the front yard about 4 a.m.; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators say the shooting followed an altercation inside the house between Hernandez and another person. The suspect left, then returned shortly afterward and shot Hernandez while he was outside with several other people. The assailant fled before police arrived.

Family and friends described Hernandez as loving, kind, and hardworking. A GoFundMe was created to help with funeral expenses and to transport his body to Honduras. The Muskogee Police Department identified 42-year-old Jesus Garcia as the suspect and warned he should be considered armed and dangerous; Garcia was located and arrested near Del Rio, Texas, on April 9, 2026. The homicide investigation remains active as authorities continue to piece together events.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or the shooting, or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.