Jerriel Bates, a 26-year-old Black man from Oklahoma City, spent his final night at the Northridge Apartments on West Britton Road, a sprawling complex in the city’s northwest that would later be rebranded but still carry the same long, low buildings and central pool. In the early minutes of July 30, 2009, the summer heat hung over the courtyard and parking lots as residents drifted in and out of their units, settling into the quiet hours after midnight. Inside his apartment at 8120 Britton Ro
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