In the early hours of May 23, 1999, Luther Faye Smith, a Black man living at 1538 W. 59th Street in Tulsa, stepped off his front porch shortly after 1:00 a.m. and was struck by multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Witnesses said the shooters fled northbound in a maroon Ford Mustang that vanished into the night.

The motive was not clear from the outset and investigations produced few immediate leads. Despite the witness description of the getaway car, no arrests have been announced and the case is classified as an unsolved homicide. The death left a family and community without answers.

If anyone remembers activity around 1538 W. 59th Street on May 23, 1999, or saw a maroon Ford Mustang in that area shortly after 1:00 a.m., please contact investigators with any information.