Police Identify Man Found Lying In Tulsa Street In First Homicide Of 2013

Police are investigating Tulsa's first homicide of 2013.

It happened in the 1800 block of North St. Louis Friday afternoon.

Neighbors say they heard gunfire, and a man was found lying in the street. EMSA transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified the victim as 31-year-old Ronnie Stanley.

According to Department of Corrections records, Stanley was previously incarcerated on drug-related charges.

Police said it's too early in the investigation for them to speculate on a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information on the murder is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 918-596-2677 or the Homicide Tip Line at 918-798-8477.