Takota Wolf Wise, 22, was found shot eight times and killed in Oklahoma City on the morning of January 23, 2020. He was last seen on foot around 1:30 a.m., and a garbage truck driver discovered his body in a ditch near Southwest 104th Street and Morgan Road at about 7 a.m. His death was ruled a homicide.

Known to family as Kota, he was a member of the Eastern Shoshoni Tribe. Family remembers him as big‑hearted and fun; he played football as a youth but struggled with depression and drug dependency after his father’s death when he was 13 and was homeless at the time he was killed.

The investigation remains open. The Oklahoma City Police Department, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have not identified any suspects or announced arrests, and authorities are offering a reward for information. If anyone knew Takota or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to investigators.