David Scott Smith, a 54-year-old white man, was killed outside his attorney’s northwest Oklahoma City home on the evening of June 20, 2015. Smith had been meeting with his criminal defense lawyer, Jay Silvernail, to collect some of his belongings. Smith had been on parole from a 1988 robbery conviction after serving more than two decades in prison.

According to investigators, while Smith was gathering his property he became upset and physically attacked Silvernail as they moved toward a vehicle. During the struggle Silvernail drew a firearm and shot Smith. Officers found Smith gravely wounded and he was pronounced dead at the scene; Silvernail was detained there. Detectives later concluded Smith attacked first and that the attorney’s use of deadly force was justified under Oklahoma law. Prosecutors agreed and no homicide charges were filed; no alternative suspect was identified.

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