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Michael Joseph Waters

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the night of Friday, October 18, 2024, the sound of gunfire shattered the evening quiet at an apartment complex in northwest Oklahoma City. Police were dispatched around 10:00 p.m. to the property located at 1917 N. Minnie Lane, near the intersection of Northwest 19th Street and Meridian Avenue. Upon their arrival, they discovered a grim scene in the parking lot.

There, officers found the body of 45-year-old Michael Joseph Waters, a White male, who had been fatally shot. The death of W ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Michael Joseph Waters

    Male

    Oklahoma City

    OK

    2024-10-18

    45

    Michael

    Joseph Waters

    Yes

    11/24/2025

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