Karl Huffmaster was 32 and living in Lawton, Oklahoma, when he was shot and killed on the afternoon of April 28, 2015. Police responded around 2:30 p.m. to 614 Southwest Roosevelt Avenue for a double shooting; neighbors reported finding Karl on the ground with a gunshot wound to his side and his wife Kelley with a wound to her hand. Both were taken to hospital; Kelley was expected to survive, and Karl died shortly after arrival.

Investigators arrested Kelley on a separate charge of possession of drug paraphernalia at the scene, then later arrested Marquise Javon Rasco on allegations including first degree murder, first degree robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors emphasized a hoodie found nearby that they said carried Rasco’s cells and Karl’s blood; Rasco testified he had given the hoodie away and denied involvement. After a 2016 trial the jury found Rasco not guilty on the murder and related violent charges.