Jesse Lee McQueen, 28, died on April 18, 2026, after a shooting near Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Initial calls to emergency services reported what first appeared to be a crash at a convenience store near 100 North 4 Mile Road in the area of a Dollar General. When officers arrived, they determined a shooting had also occurred. Both a man and a woman were injured; the woman was connected to the crash and taken to a local hospital. Jesse was transported for care and later died of his injuries.

Investigators said the violence appeared to stem from what they believed was a drug deal that escalated into a fatal shooting. Witnesses provided information that led to identification of a suspect, who was located southbound on U.S. Highway 69 and stopped near Atoka by Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Christopher Jacobs, 35, was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Muskogee County Detention Center on a first-degree murder complaint. The case was described as an ongoing investigation after the arrest.

Jesse’s obituary says he was born October 23, 1997, in Tulsa and lived in Tahlequah. Family remembered his big, memorable personality and nicknames Messy Jesse, Little Butter Bean, and Bubba, and noted he was devoted to his children, Madden and Minnie. If anyone has information about the shooting or witnessed events near the Dollar General on April 18, please share what you know.