In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 21, 2022, 52-year-old Patrick Oryan was found dead from a gunshot wound near a tent in the 2400 block of South Brookline Avenue in Oklahoma City. Police say a substantial period passed between the shooting and the 911 call that brought officers to the scene; by the time they arrived Oryan was already pronounced dead. The call reportedly came from 42-year-old Tony Allen Ivers, who told dispatchers someone was trying to get into his tent. Investigators later stated Oryan had attempted to enter the tent and was shot once by Ivers.

Officers recovered a firearm at the scene that police say had been reported stolen; it was unclear whether Ivers stole the gun or obtained it after the theft. Ivers was arrested and booked on a complaint of first-degree murder and a charge for receiving, possessing or concealing stolen property; several older traffic violations also appeared on the booking record. Friends and relatives remember Oryan, nicknamed Bub, as a son, brother, uncle, father, artist and journeyman electrician. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide tip line.