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A dispute in Sayre, Oklahoma turned deadly on May 11, 2016, when 34-year-old Darren Austin Drake was shot inside a residence. The confrontation began after Drake accused another man, George Welch Wisdom, of stealing a firearm. Drake reportedly brandished a weapon, and the two struggled over the gun. Wisdom is said to have disarmed Drake and briefly fled to another part of the house; Drake pursued him, and a second confrontation ended with Drake struck by gunshot wounds.

Sayre police found Drake on the floor and he was transported to a hospital in Elk City, where he was pronounced dead. George Welch Wisdom was taken into custody as the primary suspect and the matter was handled through the Beckham County courts. What details about the moments before the shooting or witnesses inside the home might clarify how the struggle escalated?