Kenneth McVay, a 25-year-old male, died in the early morning hours of May 26, 2026, after a shooting at a north Tulsa apartment complex. Police were called around 2:00 a.m. to the Seminole Hills Apartments, also identified in reports as the Whitlow Apartments area, near East Virgin Street and North Peoria Avenue, after someone reported that a person had been shot and was lying on the sidewalk.
When officers arrived, they found McVay outside with gunshot wounds or an apparent gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said the violence unfolded after an argument at the apartment complex escalated. Police secured the area, spoke with witnesses, and recovered several pistol cartridge casings along with other evidence. Security cameras at the complex reportedly captured the incident, showing McVay and the suspect in a confrontation before shots were fired. According to police, the video showed the suspect firing multiple rounds at McVay, including while witnesses were trying to intervene and calm the situation. Authorities also said the suspect continued firing after McVay had fallen to the ground.
Police said McVay was found holding a knife, but investigators who reviewed the surveillance footage said it did not show him making aggressive movements toward the suspect before he was shot. That detail became important in how police described the case, because the video appeared to show McVay armed but not advancing or attacking when the gunfire began.
Witnesses helped police quickly identify the alleged shooter. Investigators said several people identified the suspect by the street name “Beat On” and helped confirm his legal name as 36-year-old Dominic Marshall. Police also used security images from the scene as part of the identification process. Marshall was arrested by Tulsa police after the department’s Fugitive Warrants Unit tracked him down.
Dominic Marshall was booked into the Tulsa County Jail and was reported to be facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with McVay’s death. One report noted that witnesses initially suggested there may have been more than one shooter, and police said they were still investigating that possibility, but the named suspect publicly identified by police was Marshall. No trial outcome or conviction was reported in the available online sources at the time of the reports.
