Emanuel Turner

Emanuel Matthew Turner was a 32-year-old African-American man described by those who knew him as a good person. His sudden death left friends in a state of disbelief. "I'm shocked," friend Kaye Green said. "I'm in a state of shock right now." A lifelong friend, Sparkle Jones, struggled to process the loss, saying, "It's just hard to see a young guy like that land on the ground. It hasn't hit me yet, but it will."

The day after Thanksgiving, on the afternoon of November 29, 2013, Emanuel had just arrived at his grandfather’s house for a holiday visit. The home was located in the 2800 block of S.E. 47th Street in south Oklahoma City. Just before 2:30 p.m., while Emanuel was standing in the driveway, gunfire suddenly rang out. Neighbors in the area reported hearing as many as eight gunshots.

When Oklahoma City police officers arrived at the scene, they found Emanuel in the driveway. He had been shot to death and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said that he may have been the victim of a drive-by shooting.

The Oklahoma City Police Department launched a homicide investigation into Emanuel's death. In the days following the shooting, they officially released his name to the public but had little new information to share. Police had not identified any suspects in the case and had made no arrests.

As of December 2013, the investigation was ongoing, but the case remained open and unsolved, leaving a grieving family and community without answers. Anyone with information about the shooting of Emanuel Matthew Turner is asked to call the Homicide Tip Line at (405) 297-1200.