Tulsa Jury Convicts Defendant In Shotgun Murder

A jury convicted a man of murder Thursday in a shooting that happened happened in 2015.

Marcus Runnels was 27 when he fired a shotgun twice, hitting Leland Mitchell, 42, who was backing out of his driveway, according to police.

It happened in the 1300 block of North Birmingham Place on December 15, 2015. 

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Police said Runnels and Mitchell had been arguing when Runnels got a shotgun and fired twice at Mitchell from about 50 feet away.

Officers arrested Runnels after a standoff that lasted several hours.

On Thursday, January 26, 2017, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and assault and battery. The same jury will deliberate to decide what sentence to recommend.