Roy Richard Lavelle Thornton

Death by Force

In the autumn of 2022, the life of a young man was cut tragically short in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Roy Richard Lavelle Thornton, an 18-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on October 26, 2022. The incident that led to his untimely death unfolded in the southeastern quadrant of the city, leaving a community in mourning and a family grappling with a profound loss.

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