A confrontation in Oklahoma City turned fatal in late March. On March 26, 2026, just before 8:30 a.m., police responded to a reported shooting at NE 11th Street and Missouri Avenue and found 29-year-old Jerel Smith with gunshot wounds. Smith was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries, recorded as the 15th homicide in the city for 2026.

Investigators say Smith had been involved in an altercation with another man before the shooting. Detectives located and interviewed 20-year-old August Sobreira Freeland Moeckel; he was booked on a complaint of second-degree murder in connection with Smith’s death. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Homicide Tip-Line.

Did anyone in the neighborhood hear or see anything that morning that could help investigators?