Christopher Curry was a 31-year-old Black man from Oklahoma City, remembered by family for a big laugh, a big heart, and devotion to his five children. On the night of October 19, 2015, around 11:10 p.m., Curry was found gravely wounded by gunfire in the front yard of a residence at 1613 Meyers Place and was pronounced dead at the scene. His killing was recorded as Oklahoma City’s 71st homicide of 2015.

Within days investigators identified 28-year-old Marquis Dwon Major as a suspect and obtained a warrant for first-degree murder. Major remained wanted for several months before officers located and arrested him at a home in the 3200 block of South St. Clair Avenue on January 20, 2016, on the outstanding murder complaint. Family remembrances emphasize the betrayal they felt because Major had been known to the household and around the children, and online discussion continues to question motive and whether others were involved.