Arthur Jones

Arthur Jones, a 27-year-old African-American man from Oklahoma City, was shot and killed on December 8, 2007, during what authorities later described as a violent confrontation. The details of that night have never been fully clarified in public reporting, but what is known is stark: the encounter turned deadly, ending Arthur’s life and leaving another unsolved killing added to the city’s growing list of open homicide cases at the time.

In the aftermath of the shooting, investigators ...