Douglas Lee Smith, a 69-year-old manager at the Hobby Lobby distribution warehouse in the 3700 block of South Council Road in Oklahoma City, was fatally shot on March 1, 2023 following a work-related argument with an employee he supervised. The employee, identified as 32-year-old Domonique Thompson, walked to his vehicle after the dispute, retrieved a firearm, returned inside and shot Smith. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial reports of an active shooter drew a rapid police response shortly before 5:00 p.m., but officers determined the incident involved only those two employees. Investigators obtained a description of the suspect vehicle and later located Thompson at a gas station near I-35 and Highway 51. When police tried to stop him he fled, sparking a multi-agency pursuit that used air support and continued beyond Oklahoma City.

The pursuit ended in Kingfisher County near Highway 33 and N2960 Road when Thompson’s vehicle crashed; he was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Does anyone have information about the events at the warehouse that afternoon or knew Douglas Lee Smith as a colleague or neighbor?