Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Burton Morris, 45, Found Shot to Death Outside Northwest Apartment
Officers responding just before 11 a.m. on Monday found Burton Wesley Morris unresponsive with a gunshot wound outside an apartment near Northwest 34th Street and North MacArthur Boulevard. He died at the scene, and no suspect is in custody.
Key points
- Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death on Monday morning outside an apartment in the northwest part of the city.
- Officers responded just before 11 a.m. on Monday, November 9, to an apartment complex near Northwest 34th Street and North MacArthur Boulevard, the department said, in accounts reported by News 9…
- After arriving at the scene, officers found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound outside an apartment unit, News 9 reported.
Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death on Monday morning outside an apartment in the northwest part of the city. Officers identified him as Burton Wesley Morris, 45.
Officers responded just before 11 a.m. on Monday, November 9, to an apartment complex near Northwest 34th Street and North MacArthur Boulevard, the department said, in accounts reported by News 9 and KFOR.
Found outside an apartment unit
After arriving at the scene, officers found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound outside an apartment unit, News 9 reported. Morris was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have not said what brought officers to the complex, whether anyone heard the shot, or when the shooting happened. News 9 reported on Tuesday that the department had released no suspect information in the case, and its updated report on Tuesday afternoon carried the same identification police had released.
No suspects in custody
No suspects are in custody, police said, and the department has not announced a suspect description or a motive. KFOR and KOCO also reported the investigation on Tuesday as detectives worked to piece together what happened at the complex.
Northwest 34th Street and MacArthur Boulevard is a busy crossing on the city's northwest side, with apartment complexes and shops along both roads. Police have not said whether they believe the shooting was targeted, and they have not said whether anyone else was hurt.
Police ask for tips
Anyone with information has been asked to call the Oklahoma City Police Department Homicide Tip-Line at (405) 297-1200, News 9 reported.
News 9 first reported the investigation on Tuesday afternoon and updated its report later that day. The reports did not name the apartment complex, and police have not said which unit Morris was found outside.
Police have announced no arrest in the Morris case. The investigation continues, and the department has said nothing further about the circumstances of the shooting.
What police have not said
Police have not said whether Morris lived at the complex, whether he was shot where he was found, or whether a weapon was recovered at the scene. They have not said whether surveillance video exists, or whether detectives have interviewed residents or witnesses from the complex. None of those points appeared in the police account that News 9 reported on Tuesday.
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2026Just before 11 a.m., Oklahoma City Police officers respond to an apartment complex near Northwest 34th Street and North MacArthur Boulevard and find a man unresponsive with a gunshot wound. He is pronounced dead at the scene.
- Nov 10, 2026Police identify the man as Burton Wesley Morris, 45, in reports carried by News 9 and KFOR. No suspects are in custody, and police ask anyone with information to call the Homicide Tip-Line at (405) 297-1200.