Inmate charged in killing

Ponca City Now - July 8, 2015 7:59 am

TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A man already serving time for several drug convictions has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the 2013 killing of a Tulsa man.

The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1Co5pY0 ) reports 28-year-old Antonio Deondre Smith was charged in the killing Tuesday. According to court documents, authorities say Smith fatally shot 52-year-old Christopher Williams at an apartment complex.

Police say the victim was visiting his sister at the complex when a man attacked him in the parking lot. According to police, Williams tried to run away but was shot in the back. He was transported to a hospital where he died.

 

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