IT’S 942 AND WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE RESPONDING AFTER ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD IN SOUTHWEST OKC. THIS IS NEAR SOUTHWEST 36TH AND I-44 OKC POLICE TELLING US IT’S POSSIBLY RELATED TO A SHOOTING. WE DO HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO THAT SCENE. WE’LL BRING YOU MORE DETAILS AS

Homicide investigation underway after body found in southwest Oklahoma City park

Police told KOCO 5 that they’re getting information that it’s “possibly shooting related”

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Updated: 10:17 AM CDT Aug 21, 2025

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Police are investigating after a dead person was found at a park Thursday morning in southwest Oklahoma City. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe body was found in a park near Southwest 36th Street and ParkView Avenue. Police told KOCO 5 that they’re getting information that it’s “possibly shooting related.” The homicide unit is heading to the scene. No other information has been released. >> Check the informational graphic below to see details about homicides the Oklahoma City Police Department has investigated so far in 2025.Top HeadlinesPowerball jackpot reaches $700 million after no big winners from Wednesday night’s drawingSemi-trailer removed after getting stuck for hours on bridge over I-40 in Del CityMan killed after falling 80 feet from wind turbine in EnidOklahoma man found in the road with mysterious injury is taken off life support

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Police are investigating after a dead person was found at a park Thursday morning in southwest Oklahoma City.

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The body was found in a park near Southwest 36th Street and ParkView Avenue.

Police told KOCO 5 that they’re getting information that it’s “possibly shooting related.” The homicide unit is heading to the scene.

No other information has been released.

>> Check the informational graphic below to see details about homicides the Oklahoma City Police Department has investigated so far in 2025.

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