Howard Thompson, 50, was killed in Tulsa after an April 6, 2018 home invasion that turned deadly. Two men waited outside his North Hartford Place residence intending to rob and burglarize it because they believed it held large amounts of cash and drugs. As Thompson tried to leave, the suspects ambushed him, forced him back inside and pistol-whipped him while searching for valuables. Thompson reportedly retrieved a gun and fired, driving the men off, but one assailant returned alone and shot him in the driveway. Thompson’s body was found on April 7, 2018.

Investigators identified Lloyd Clemons, then 27, and Dameon Leathers, then 36, as suspects. Clemons was arrested shortly after the killing and, from jail, admitted to being a thief but denied killing Thompson, saying Thompson was already dead when they arrived. Leathers was arrested in Wichita, Kansas, on May 14, 2018 after being named Tulsa’s Most Wanted. Both were charged in the robbery and homicide; Leathers was later convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm and received life without parole in 2019.

Does anyone have information about Thompson’s life in Tulsa or the neighborhood around North Hartford Place that could shed light on who knew he carried cash?