Laron T.G. Moore, a 38-year-old Black man from Oklahoma City, grew up in the same city where his life would eventually be cut short. He was born on February 21, 1977, in Oklahoma City to Bea E. Barnett and Roy J. Moore, and was known to family and friends by the nickname “Doughboy.” As he grew older, he stayed rooted in his community, attending both U.S. Grant High School and Douglas High School and remaining a resident of Oklahoma City into adulthood.
On Monday, October 12, 2015, the routine rhythms of the day gave way to violence in the 1100 block of Campbell Road in Oklahoma City. Around 5:40 p.m., police were dispatched after reports of gunfire in the area. When officers arrived, they found Moore suffering from gunshot wounds and described as having severe trauma. Emergency responders rushed him from the scene to a nearby hospital, but despite those efforts, he was later pronounced dead that same day.
In the days that followed, his name moved from the police blotter into the language of remembrance. Funeral-home notices recorded his birth date, the neighborhoods and schools that had shaped him, and the arrangements for visitation and services at McKay-Davis Funeral Home in northeast Oklahoma City on October 16 and 17, 2015. Online memorials echoed the basic facts of his life and death, noting that he “departed this life” on October 12, 2015, in the city where he had been born. His killing was also referenced in local crime coverage, where it appeared as one of several homicides being investigated during a particularly violent stretch for the city.
Years later, Moore’s case is still preserved in digital spaces dedicated to victims of violent crime. A homicide-profile entry lists his death as “Death by Force,” confirms that he was found on October 12, 2015, and records his victim details: male, Black/African American, from Oklahoma City, with his date found and date of death both matching the day of the shooting. That same entry offers no information about a suspect, motive, or arrest; instead, its “Case Description” field simply invites readers to share any updates, and it links out to news and memorial sources that likewise do not report an identified assailant or resolution in court.
Taken together, the public record sketches a brief, stark narrative. A lifelong Oklahoma City resident was shot on a residential block in the early evening, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead; his family and community marked his passing with services and memorials; advocacy and cold-case sites now carry his name among those lost to unsolved violence. Despite the passage of time and the attention of both local media and victim-focused databases, there is no indication in publicly available online sources that police have named a suspect or made an arrest in connection with the killing of Laron T.G. Moore.
