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Crista Arcella Downey

Case from Bartlesville, OK dated Jun 13, 2017

Victim Details

Crista Arcella Downey

Female

White / Caucasian

Bartlesville

OK

2017-06-13

46

Crista

Arcella Downey

06/27/2026

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Crista Arcella Downey, 46, a White/Caucasian female from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was shot in a truck outside McAlister’s Deli on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Police said she and her husband had just left the restaurant and gotten into their vehicle when a gun discharged inside the truck, striking her on the left side. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene, and officers emphasized that no one inside the restaurant was in danger during the incident. Authorities initially described the sho ...
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  • Tulsa World: Ballistics testing, tip from pastor lead to murder charge in Bartlesville shooting initially thought accidental
  • Tulsa World: Bartlesville police release name of woman killed in apparent accidental shooting, husband
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