Bryan Tinsley, 46, was shot and killed on the afternoon of September 17, 2017, in a residential area of north Tulsa near East 42nd Place North and North Frankfurt Avenue. The shooting was one of several homicides in the city that year and drew a rapid response from the Tulsa Police Department.

Initial details about what happened at the scene were unclear, but investigators conducted evidence collection, witness interviews, and forensic analysis. Authorities identified a person believed responsible and that individual was taken into custody; the case then moved into the legal process. No motive or identifying details about the suspect were released immediately after the arrest.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Bryan’s last hours, please share what is known with Tulsa police.