Seventeen-year-old Johnece Haney, a Black/African American female, died after being shot in a house in the 5400 block of North Hartford Avenue in Tulsa on June 17, 2017. She was in the residence with her 21-year-old boyfriend, Norris Deon Williams, who was handling a pistol in a back room. Williams, a convicted felon legally prohibited from possessing a firearm, allegedly pointed the gun at Haney, said don’t be scared, and while manipulating the slide with the weapon pressed against his palm the gun discharged. The bullet struck Williams’ hand before passing through Haney’s chest, tearing through her lungs and heart and causing fatal internal injuries.

Another man present, James Hall, also fell and accidentally shot himself in the leg during the incident. Williams, Hall, and the critically wounded Haney were driven to OSU Medical Center; Haney later died. Williams and Hall initially gave conflicting accounts, saying they had been shot while walking in a nearby park, but the person who drove them to the hospital told police the shooting had occurred at the Hartford Avenue house. Williams was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting, which authorities described as a tragic accident caused by reckless conduct with a firearm.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear what happened at the house that evening, or does anyone have additional information about the sequence of events inside the back room?