Jose Miguel Lopez was 29 and from Oklahoma City. He disappeared after leaving the OK Corral Club on the night of June 9, 2017; he was last seen about 11 p.m. driving a white 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and wearing a black cowboy hat, white shirt, jeans, and boots. When he failed to return home, he was reported missing on June 10, and officers searched for both him and his truck.

On June 13, a body was found beneath a bridge by the river near Reno Avenue and Council Road in west Oklahoma City. The remains showed trauma and injuries consistent with homicide and were identified as Lopez. GPS from his truck placed the vehicle at several locations that night, including MacArthur Park Town Houses, a 7-Eleven, a motel, a river access point and the Eden Cove Apartments, where blood was found in the truck cab and on a step rail. Lopez’s phone, ID, and cards were recovered in a wooded area near NE 10th and Sunnylane.

Surveillance showed a Black woman exiting the truck; police identified 24-year-old Jazmine Shawnte Howard and charged her with aggravated robbery and first-degree murder. At trial Howard testified that she shot Lopez while she was frightened during a sexual encounter. The jury convicted her of second-degree murder and the court sentenced her to 30 years and a $10,000 fine. Does anyone have information about Lopez’s last movements that could shed more light on what happened that night?