Christopher Chris Pugh was 23 and stationed at Fort Sill when he was shot and killed in the early hours of April 27, 2019. He had been at the K9 Motorcycle Club in Lawton, Oklahoma, when an altercation moved into the parking lot and gunfire erupted; Pugh was struck in the back of the head and died. Some reports say he was trying to de-escalate the fight, and investigators have considered that he might not have been the intended target.

Authorities have asked anyone with information to come forward and have accepted anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. Pugh’s mother, Machelle Pugh, later helped establish the Christopher A. Pugh Center for Men in Memphis to support young men with job training, mentorship, and mental health resources in his memory.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or about individuals present at the K9 Motorcycle Club on April 27, 2019, please share what is known.