Tulsa police reported a fatal shooting early Sunday morning in the parking lot of the Trade Winds Central Inn near East Skelly Drive and South Harvard Avenue. According to KTUL, officers responded to calls of gunfire and found a 28-year-old man with at least one gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died. Multiple shell casings were recovered at the scene. Tulsa Police Department homicide detectives are investigating and have asked anyone with information to contact Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS. The case remains under investigation; suspects have not been publicly identified, and no arrests had been announced as of the latest update.
In a separate incident affecting public safety operations, the City of Tulsa reports that over the past year more than 6,600 mental health–related 911 calls have been diverted away from traditional police, fire, and EMS response through an embedded 24/7 clinician program in the 911 Center, operated in partnership with Family & Children’s Services’ COPES program. City officials state that nearly 90 percent of eligible mental health calls are now handled directly by clinicians or through coordinated crisis response, reducing the number of mental health emergencies routed to standard dispatch from 11,379 in 2024 to 5,477 in 2025. While not a specific crime incident, this shift affects how certain crisis calls are classified and handled, with some situations that might previously have resulted in arrests now being routed to treatment and support instead.
Over the same period, Tulsa has continued to use specialized units such as the Community Response Team and Alternative Response Team 2 downtown, which pair officers or paramedics with mental health clinicians to respond to crisis calls in the field. City information notes these teams focus on de-escalation and diversion from jail or emergency rooms for callers in crisis, and the CARES program continues to work with frequent 911 users and vulnerable populations to reduce non-emergency calls tied to homelessness, substance use, or lack of services.
Any significant trends or patterns: Publicly available information from the past week indicates one reported homicide involving a shooting near a hotel along East Skelly Drive, with the case active and no suspects publicly identified. Broader city data show an ongoing emphasis on diverting mental health–related calls from traditional law enforcement response, which may influence both crime statistics and how certain incidents are reported in the future.
Emergency contact information for tips: Listeners with information about the fatal shooting or other crimes can contact Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS, or in emergencies call 911.
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