Ira B. Spells, 38, was found dead near the roadway in the 6800 block of Northwest 10th Street in Oklahoma City after a welfare check on December 5, 2023. Responding officers determined Spells had sustained injuries consistent with homicide, and his death was later reported as the result of gun violence. This was recorded as Oklahoma City’s 70th homicide of the year.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains under investigation. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Tip-Line. Spells was a former student of John Marshall High School and Rose State College and is survived by his daughter, parents, and siblings.

Does anyone who was in that neighborhood the morning of December 5, 2023, or who knew Ira, have information that could help investigators?