Wayne Michael Squires, born Shawn Leaudrey Starr on October 14, 1989 and adopted by Bessie Lee Squires of Hominy, was found fatally shot at about 2:45 a.m. on June 1, 2015 at the Brightwater Apartments near 2100 South Phoenix Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 25 and remembered as someone who loved animals, adventure, writing rhymes and spending time with family and friends.

Witnesses reported seeing a Black man in his 20s fleeing the scene, and investigators developed a case that led to the arrest of 20-year-old Deonte Conway. Accounts that emerged during the inquiry described a troubled relationship between Squires and the suspect, alleging that Conway and Squires’ brother Hylan had been bullying Wayne; an eyewitness said insults preceded the shooting before Conway allegedly produced a gun and shot him. Conway was charged in Squires’ death.

If anyone knew Wayne, his movements that night, or has information about the people involved, please come forward.