Rueben Isiah-Najwa Marris was a 23-year-old Black man from Ardmore, Oklahoma, shot in the yard of his home in the 400 block of Park Street Southeast on the evening of Saturday, August 31, 2024. Neighbors and family called for emergency help; he was transported for critical care and placed on life support. Doctors later determined there was no remaining brain activity and his family withdrew life support. He was pronounced dead on September 7, 2024, in Plano, Texas.

Born December 27, 2000, Marris grew up in southern Oklahoma, attended schools in Ardmore and Marietta and graduated in Tahlequah. He worked for Top Tech Heat and Air and was pursuing a journeyman’s license. Public notices and tributes remember him as outgoing, funny and loving.

Funeral services and graveside rites were held at Enville Cemetery, and a fundraiser helped cover medical and funeral costs. If anyone knew Rueben or has information about the shooting that occurred on August 31, please come forward with what can help the investigation.