Muskogee Prosecutors Decline Charges In Fatal Shooting

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- Muskogee County prosecutors are declining to file charges against an 81-year-old Haskell man who shot and killed another man Saturday night.<br/><br/>District Attorney Larry Moore

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 9:20 am

By: News On 6

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- Muskogee County prosecutors are declining to file charges against an 81-year-old Haskell man who shot and killed another man Saturday night.

District Attorney Larry Moore says Curtis Wright acted in self-defense when he shot 49-year-old Arthur Fisher Junior in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun. Investigators say Fisher had threatened Wright with a knife.

The shooting death was the second homicide reported in Muskogee County this year, both of which occurred in Haskell.

The first occurred January 4th when Bobby Foster was shot to death during what investigators described as a drug deal gone bad.