Damon Adams

On a Monday evening in Oklahoma City, the life of a young man was cut short by gunfire. Damon Adams, a 21-year-old African-American male, was at the London Square Village Apartments in the northwest part of the city on October 20, 2008, when he became the victim of a fatal shooting.

The incident unfolded around 10 p.m. that night. Police received a call and were dispatched to the apartment complex, located at 7601 N.W. 6th Street. Upon their arrival, officers found Damon Adams suffering from a serious gunshot wound. Emergency medical services transported him to a local hospital, but his injury proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

The homicide investigation began immediately at the scene. Detectives interviewed several witnesses who were present at the complex, and the information they provided pointed toward two individuals who were believed to still be in the area. Police quickly located the two men, who were identified as 23-year-old Jon Membere and 22-year-old Bruce Roberts.

Membere and Roberts were taken to the Homicide Unit to be questioned by investigators. After the interviews concluded, both men were arrested and subsequently booked into the Oklahoma County Jail. They were held on first-degree murder complaints in connection with the shooting death of Damon Adams. According to police statements at the time, investigators believed the motive for the shooting was drug-related. As of October 2008, the case was moving forward with the two suspects facing murder charges.