Bradley ’Brad’ Hale, 22, was shot and killed on January 22, 2022, in the 1800 block of South 131 E. Avenue in Tulsa during a transaction police describe as a robbery that turned violent. Hale had arranged to sell a gun to someone he’d met in the neighborhood; his mother was with him and later said she thought he was involved in a marijuana deal and did not know he was selling a firearm. During the encounter an attempt was made to rob both Hale and his mother, Hale was shot in the torso, and the assailants fled. His mother drove him to Saint Francis Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Tulsa police identified several young suspects. Three teenagers were charged with First Degree Murder and Robbery: 14-year-old Zion Crawford, 16-year-old Edson Bellefluer Jr., and 15-year-old Javione Valentine. A fourth person, Kollea Jones, was implicated but his case fell under federal jurisdiction because he is Native American. Two suspects, Crawford and Bellefluer Jr., were apprehended; searches for Valentine continued. The case’s jurisdictional path was affected by the McGirt decision before being returned to state court and charges being filed.

Does anyone have information about the transaction or the people involved that could help clarify what happened that day?