Joshua Tibbs, 23, was killed after being shot while trying to flee a disturbance outside the Route 66 Event Center in Tulsa on August 5, 2017. Witnesses say gunfire broke out in the venue’s parking lot; Joshua got into his Chevrolet Tahoe and drove away, pursued by a second vehicle. A subsequent shooting in the 400 block of South Sheridan wounded him, and he continued driving until he collapsed in the 400 block of South Fulton, where he died. The city recorded his death as its 52nd homicide of the year.

A 26-year-old man, Willie Banks, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held at the Tulsa County jail. Investigators described the motive as unclear. Family and friends remember Joshua as sweet, generous and quiet, with a passion for cooking, old trucks and his daughter and grandmother.