Richard Kosterlizky was 30 when he was fatally shot in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. His death was recorded as the city’s first homicide of that year and prompted an immediate investigation by the Muskogee Police Department.

Investigators initially sought a person of interest and appealed to the public for information. In the days after the shooting officers followed leads and gathered evidence; a suspect was later identified and taken into custody, a development described as a significant breakthrough in the investigation.

The arrest does not erase the loss to Kosterlizky’s family and community. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Richard, please come forward to assist ongoing inquiries.