Anthony Miles Morris, a 37-year-old man from Purcell, Oklahoma, died on Monday night, June 8, 2026, after a domestic disturbance inside a home on North 9th Avenue turned into a fatal shooting.
Police in Purcell were called shortly after 9 p.m. to a residence in the 2700 block of North 9th Avenue after dispatchers received reports of a domestic-related shooting. According to local reports citing police, a woman told dispatch that her husband had shot their son, Anthony Morris.
When officers arrived, they found Anthony inside the home with gunshot wounds. He was not showing signs of life and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting was described by police as the result of a family disturbance or fight that escalated. Early reports did not describe the full sequence of events that led up to the gunfire, but authorities said the shooting happened during a domestic incident involving family members. The home became the center of a homicide investigation as Purcell police secured the scene and requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene Unit.
Anthony was later identified as Anthony Miles Morris M.D. He was born on February 9, 1989, in Oklahoma City, the only child of John and Vicky Morris, and was raised in Purcell. He graduated from Purcell High School with the Class of 2007. His obituary noted that funeral services were scheduled for June 15, 2026, at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell.
As of the available reports, no arrests had been made. Police said the man who fired the shot remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Authorities did not announce formal charges, and the case remained under investigation by the Purcell Police Department with help from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The reports available online did not indicate that a trial, conviction, or court proceeding had occurred.
