Marcus Burkes

Death by Force

In the fading daylight of a late March evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm at the Savanna Landing apartment complex. When the chaotic scene settled on March 30, 2021, 41-year-old Marcus Burkes, a Black male, was found gravely wounded. Emergency responders rushed him to a local hospital, but the gunshot injuries he sustained proved to be fatal. The initial investigation by the Tulsa Police Department was swift, as they began to piece together the events that led to t ...Read More

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