22-04-2025
Man shot to death at northeast OKC motel the 19th homicide of 2025, police say
No arrests had been made Tuesday in a fatal Monday night shooting outside a troubled motel in northeast Oklahoma City, police say.
Officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department responded shortly before 11:10 p.m. Monday at the Relax Inn, 2211 NE 23rd St., where police had received a 911 call about a person hit by gunfire. In a brief news release early Tuesday, the department said they found the victim in a grassy area on the motel grounds.
David Hinds Jr., 48, appeared to have been shot to death, according to police. Capt. Valerie Littlejohn also said the motive for the shooting remained unknown as of Tuesday afternoon. Police are asking anyone with information to call the department's homicide tip-line at 405-297-1200.
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The Relax Inn has become a base for alleged drug use, prostitution and violent crime, as previously reported by The Oklahoman in 2024. Many residents in the area have called for the city to declare the motel a public nuisance and to shut it down.
Hinds' death is considered the 19th homicide this year, according to police.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Relax Inn the site of deadly shooting in northeast OKC Monday night
