East Tulsa Murder Suspect Still Missing, Police End Search

A deadly shooting sent police on a manhunt in a wooded area behind Grace Church for most of Sunday. The shooting killed an employee at a Papa John's Pizza in east Tulsa.

Police ended the manhunt around 7:30 Sunday evening after searching the area for hours and never finding the suspect.

The hunt shut down the area near Grace Church Sunday after the shooting near 31st and Garnett.

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Police found a car they believe may belong to the suspect, 24-year-old Joshua Silkey, near the church.

The discovery led police to search the woods for hours along with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Broken Arrow police and the U.S Marshals before calling it off around 7:00 Sunday evening.

"We had a helicopter up, we've looked you know, almost everywhere we can, but in saying that there is, like I said, it is very dense. There is potential that someone could still be in there hiding,” said Tulsa Police Officer Leland Ashley.

The shooting happened little before 2:00 Sunday afternoon. Investigators said they believe Silkey walked into the Papa John's and shot a woman inside.

“Just as of right now we really can't get into what the motive was,” Ashley said. “The victim was an employee here."

Police said the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Details of the crime are still not being released as they continue to search for the shooter.

Police said there is a possibility they will pick up the search again Monday.

They are urging neighbors in the area near Grace Church at 101st and Garnett to report anything suspicious.

The victim's name is still not being released.