On the evening of July 6, 2009, 38-year-old Otis Colbert was at his girlfriend’s home at 238 S. Sandusky Avenue in Tulsa when an apparent home invasion turned violent. Colbert was shot once, a wound that left him paralyzed; he died a short time later from his injuries. The residence belonged to his girlfriend, and Colbert’s frequent but private visits there meant few people knew he was staying that night.

The Tulsa Police Department investigated the incident as a homicide but has not released any information about suspects or arrests. The motive for the intrusion remains unclear and the case is still listed among Tulsa’s unsolved homicides. If anyone knew Otis, his movements that week, or saw anything near South Sandusky Avenue on July 6, 2009, please come forward with information.