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James Sumner Jr

Case from Tulsa, OK dated Sep 16, 2020

Victim Details

James Sumner Jr

Male

White / Caucasian

Tulsa

OK

2020-09-16

52

James

Sumner Jr

06/24/2026

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In the early hours of September 16, 2020, the life of 52-year-old James Sumner Jr. was tragically cut short in a violent encounter at the Colonial Park Apartments in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Officers responded to a call of a shooting at the complex, located near 21st and Memorial, around 1:30 a.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered Sumner with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to a local hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

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  • Tulsa World: Victim identified, suspects arrested after fatal shooting at east Tulsa apartment
  • https://www.fox23.com/news/local/man-shot-chest-tulsa-apartment/FUINWU6PINFOBLP2FOMEDUONLQ/
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