On New Year's Day in 2020, a walk home turned fatal for 40-year-old Darrel Hope in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the vicinity of 15th and Garnett, Hope was shot and killed, marking the city's first homicide of the year. The male victim was discovered in the street, having succumbed to gun violence.
The day following the incident, law enforcement arrested three individuals in connection with the shooting.
The suspects were identified as 23-year-old Hillary Talbert, 14-year-old Trenton Talbert, and 15-year-old Jessie Webb. Authorities indicated that the suspects were acquainted with Hope, although a specific motive for the shooting was not publicly disclosed.
Following their arrests, all three suspects were charged with murder. The two teenagers involved in the case were slated to be charged as adults. The arrests and subsequent charges brought a swift, though somber, resolution to the initial homicide investigation of the year for the city.
