NAVARRO, KOCO FIVE NEWS. CHANTEL THANK YOU. NEW AT 6:00 STILLWATER POLICE CONFIRMING A FATAL SHOOTING ON SATURDAY. AND THE SUSPECT ARRESTED. PD OFFICIALS TELLING US THE SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 9:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND THAT’S WHERE THEY SAY THEY FOUND 43 YEAR OLD JERRY SILAS WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. HE DIED THE NEXT DAY IN THE HOSPITAL. POLICE TELLING US THE VICTIM AND SUSPECT GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT INSIDE THE HOME, LEADING TO SHOTS FIRED. TH
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Police arrest suspect, release identity of man killed in Stillwater shooting
One man was arrested following a deadly shooting in Stillwater on Saturday.
Addison Kliewer
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One man was arrested following a deadly shooting in Stillwater on Saturday. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.At about 8:45 p.m., the Stillwater Police Department responded to a report of an assault near Boomer and Lakeview roads. When they arrived, they found a man inside an apartment with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Jerry Silas, 43, of Stillwater. He was transported to a Stillwater hospital before being taken to OU Health by helicopter. He died from his injuries on Sunday, police said. Preliminary information indicated that an argument took place inside the apartment before the shooting. Detectives identified a 47-year-old man from Stillwater as the suspect in the shooting. KOCO has chosen not to release his name since formal charges haven't been filed. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelA warrant was issued for the suspect on Monday. He faces charges of first-degree manslaughter after a prior felony conviction. The suspect was located and arrested in Oklahoma City on Monday. He was transported to the Stillwater jail and will be transferred to the Payne County Jail, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. Police said there is a possibility that more charges will be added as the investigation continues. Top Headlines Crews respond to multi-vehicle crash in northwest Oklahoma City NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Houston, Florida play for title, wrap up March Madness Several people taken into custody after southwest OKC marijuana dispensary robbery OKCPS board to discuss whether students should be excused to attend courses on religious instruction US stocks enter bear market territory as tariff misery continues on Wall Street
STILLWATER, Okla. —
One man was arrested following a deadly shooting in Stillwater on Saturday.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
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At about 8:45 p.m., the Stillwater Police Department responded to a report of an assault near Boomer and Lakeview roads. When they arrived, they found a man inside an apartment with an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim was identified as Jerry Silas, 43, of Stillwater.
He was transported to a Stillwater hospital before being taken to OU Health by helicopter. He died from his injuries on Sunday, police said.
Preliminary information indicated that an argument took place inside the apartment before the shooting.
Detectives identified a 47-year-old man from Stillwater as the suspect in the shooting. KOCO has chosen not to release his name since formal charges haven't been filed.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
A warrant was issued for the suspect on Monday. He faces charges of first-degree manslaughter after a prior felony conviction.
The suspect was located and arrested in Oklahoma City on Monday. He was transported to the Stillwater jail and will be transferred to the Payne County Jail, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing. Police said there is a possibility that more charges will be added as the investigation continues.
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