Marcus Stephen Scott was 16 when he was shot and killed on November 13, 2023, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Frank Phillips Boulevard in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Family accounts say he had been with friends that night; an argument reportedly occurred at a friend’s house and Marcus then left in a car with at least three others, believing he was headed to his girlfriend’s home. At some point he exited the vehicle near the intersection and was shot. Security footage shows a vehicle arriving about 10 minutes before police were called, Scott exiting the car, and then falling to the ground after being shot; the vehicle then sped away. He was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest and left side.

Investigators identified 20-year-old Bryson Towers as the suspect; he was arrested in Coffeyville, Kansas, extradited to Washington County and held on $500,000 bond. Police testimony at a preliminary hearing described finding a 9mm shell casing under a floor mat in a vehicle linked to the case and documents bearing Towers’ name, including his wallet and mail, in a ditched vehicle. The first-degree murder trial for Towers began in August 2024 with a jury seated to hear testimony about Scott’s death.

If anyone knew Marcus, was with him that night, or has information about what led to him leaving the car near U.S. Highway 60 and Frank Phillips Boulevard, please share what is known.