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September 18, 2013
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13 killed in Washington shooting rampage

A defense contractor employee went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets in the hallways and firing from a balcony onto office workers in an atrium below, authorities and witnesses said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.

 
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OSU will investigate claims made in Sports Illustrated series

Citing a strong appetite for its "Dirty Game" series on Oklahoma State football, Sports Illustrated released the fifth and final chapter a day earlier than originally announced.

 
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BNSF to invest $125 million in state projects

BNSF Railway Co. announced Monday it is spending $125 million to expand and improve its system in Oklahoma. Projects will include a new bypass connection at the Cherokee rail yard in west Tulsa and extending a siding area on the carrier's tracks near Mannford.

 
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As summer fades, so do the songs and sounds of summer. But that gives way to a fall music bonanza.

 
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A special report: 61st and Peoria

Overview: Misty Nunley, 33; Julie Jackson, 55; Rebeika Powell, 23; and Kayetie Powell Melchor, 23, (clockwise from left) were found shot to death in an apartment at Fairmont Terrace on Monday, Jan. 7. A 3-year-old boy - Powell's son - was found unharmed in the apartment.

In the six months since the killings, police, community groups, businesses and some residents have worked to reduce crime in and around Fairmont Terrace. That effort seems to be working.
From Jan. 8 through May 31, violent crime in the one-mile radius surrounding 61st and Peoria has declined by 30 percent compared to the same period in 2012.

James Stanford Poore, 32, and Cedric Dwayne Poore, 39, are in the Tulsa Jail on complaints that include four first-degree murder counts each. James Poore was arrested about 9 a.m. Feb. 6. Cedric Poore was already in the Tulsa Jail on several traffic warrants. They both were staying at Fairmont Terrace, the apartment complex where the four women were shot.
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Poore brothers bound over for trial in Fairmont Terrace slayings

Poore brothers bound over for trial in Fairmont Terrace slayings   9/13/2013

The Poores next court appearance will be Sept. 23 for an arraignment setting before District Judge William Kellough.

Continuing coverage: Read more about Tulsa's 61st and Peoria neighborhood here.
Testimony in Poores' hearing focuses on crime scene

Testimony in Poores' hearing focuses on crime scene   9/12/2013

Witnesses have testified that James Poore said he planned to “pull a lick” and steal drugs and money.
Poore prosecutors continue to call witnesses who stayed at Fairmont Terrace

Poore prosecutors continue to call witnesses who stayed at Fairmont Terrace   9/11/2013

The Poore brothers are each charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Witness IDs brothers at scene of Fairmont Terrace shootings

Witness IDs brothers at scene of Fairmont Terrace shootings   9/11/2013

A witness who testified in the slayings of four women said the two defendants were present before and after the crime, but she gave conflicting testimony later during a hearing Tuesday.
Another witness says robbery discussed before Fairmont Terrace slayings

Another witness says robbery discussed before Fairmont Terrace slayings   9/10/2013

A woman testified that both brothers were present in the apartment where James Poore lived on Jan. 7, before the women were killed.
Witness: Defendant confessed in shooting

Witness: Defendant confessed in shooting   9/10/2013

James Poore said that he shot one woman 'and bro finished the other three' during a robbery at the Fairmont Terrace complex in January, according to testimony from a witness in Tulsa County District Court on Monday.
Testimony: Poore brothers killed 4 women at Fairmont Terrace during robbery

Testimony: Poore brothers killed 4 women at Fairmont Terrace during robbery   9/9/2013

The Poore brothers are each charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Plan for community center seeks to help troubled South Peoria neighborhood

Plan for community center seeks to help troubled South Peoria neighborhood   8/1/2013

The pieces are coming together for a community center in the troubled 61st Street and Peoria Avenue area.
Witness in Fairmont Terrace killings tells of brothers' robbery plot

Witness in Fairmont Terrace killings tells of brothers' robbery plot   7/17/2013

On the day four women were shot to death in their apartment at Fairmont Terrace, two brothers in an apartment above them had discussed plans to rob the women, a witness testified Tuesday.

Witness: Brothers discussed robbery before quadruple shooting   7/16/2013

UPDATE: The hearing Tuesday was often contentious, with defense attorney John Echols objecting frequently.
Testimony in Fairmont Terrace quadruple homicide implicates suspect

Testimony in Fairmont Terrace quadruple homicide implicates suspect   7/16/2013

Two relatives of a suspect in a quadruple homicide testified that he admitted killing four women during a robbery in January.
Testimony implicates suspect in quadruple killings

Testimony implicates suspect in quadruple killings   7/15/2013

Police discovered four bodies “tied and executed” on Jan. 7 in a bedroom at the Fairmont Terrace complex.
Prosecutors say witnesses can place Poores at Fairmont Terrace at time of murders

Prosecutors say witnesses can place Poores at Fairmont Terrace at time of murders   7/14/2013

Five witnesses anticipated to testify at a preliminary hearing related to four killings at a Tulsa apartment were present in a nearby apartment 'at the time the murders took place,' according to a prosecutor.

Read the latest on crime developmentsin the area of 61st Street and Peoria Avenue.
State appeals court denies recusal request in Fairmont Terrace homicide case

State appeals court denies recusal request in Fairmont Terrace homicide case   7/10/2013

A couple of hurdles in the path to a preliminary hearing in the Fairmont Terrace quadruple-murder case were cleared in court Tuesday, but more likely remain.
Fairmont Terrace residents see improvements, have hope

Fairmont Terrace residents see improvements, have hope   6/30/2013

About two dozen boys and girls wait anxiously in a parking lot of Fairmont Terrace, shouting and pointing when they see the yellow bus pull into the sprawling apartment complex.

Read previous stories about the 61st andPeoria area and the slayings of four womenat an apartment complex there.
Coming Sunday: Residents, businesses working together to improve life at Fairmont Terrace

Coming Sunday: Residents, businesses working together to improve life at Fairmont Terrace   6/29/2013

The 336-unit government subsidized apartment complex was the scene of a quadruple homicide in January. It is in an area plagued for years by high crime rates — especially violent crime — drugs and poverty.
Oklahoma U.S. Attorney announces joint crackdown on violent crime in Tulsa

Oklahoma U.S. Attorney announces joint crackdown on violent crime in Tulsa   6/28/2013

State and local authorities netted 110 arrests during a multi-agency Violent Crime Initiative in recent weeks, Northern District of Oklahoma U.S. Attorney Danny Williams Sr. announced Thursday.

Four alleged gang members indicted on drug, weapons charges   6/6/2013

They are accused of possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking and maintaining apartments in the 61st Street and Peoria Avenue area of Tulsa to distribute, store, and use crack cocaine.
Defense lawyers file formal papers seeking judge's recusal in Fairmont Terrace hearing

Defense lawyers file formal papers seeking judge's recusal in Fairmont Terrace hearing   6/1/2013

Lawyers for two brothers who are charged with murdering four women in Tulsa filed documents this week seeking to have the assigned judge recused from the preliminary hearing.
Fairmont Terrace slaying suspect gets trial date in unrelated robbery, shooting case

Fairmont Terrace slaying suspect gets trial date in unrelated robbery, shooting case   5/29/2013

A 2014 trial date was set Tuesday in a robbery and nonfatal shooting case for a Tulsa man who is charged in a separate case with murdering four people.
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CEDRIC DWAYNE POORE
Poore is in the Tulsa Jail on complaints
that include four first-degree murder counts.

Age: 39

Arrested: Jan. 14 on unrelated complaint and was already in the Tulsa Jail on Feb. 6 when his brother was arrested in connection with the crime.

Background: Received a 35-year prison term in 1995 in Tulsa County for armed robbery and was released from prison March 14, 2011. He was scheduled to be on probation until 2017. He received a one-year suspended sentence in October on a charge of obstructing an officer.

Prison record: Served time at more than five different facilities since 1995. He received misconducts for smoking, beating up another inmate and a positive drug test during his incarceration. His most serious offense stemmed from a 2005 riot at the Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing, in which one inmate was killed.

Adam Lippert, who was serving time on a Lincoln County drug conviction, was pronounced dead at a Cushing hospital after being beaten and stabbed numerous times by a group of black inmates, records show. Lippert sported "white pride" and United Aryan Brotherhood tattoos, prison records show.

Court records state that the fight occurred when "more than forty black inmates" rushed a group of white inmates and started "beating them with bats and horseshoes."

Video of the fight and officers who witnessed it stated that Cedric Poore - whose prison nickname was "Insane" - was one of the assailants. A charge of first-degree murder, later amended to rioting, was filed against him in Payne County but was later dismissed.

Document: Read about the charges filed against the Poore brothers

Document: Read Cedric Poore’s arrest report.
JAMES STANFORD POORE
Poore is in the Tulsa Jail on complaints
that include four first-degree murder counts.

Age: 32

Arrested: Morning of Feb. 6, 2013

Background: Received a 12-year prison term in 2000 in Tulsa County for armed robbery with a firearm. Was released from prison Dec. 16, 2011, and was scheduled to be on probation until 2016.

Prison record: His most recent and severe misconducts were while serving time at Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy. In 2009, he got caught selling or trading an ink pen containing prescription pills to another inmate, was caught in possession of a "green leafy substance" presumed to be marijuana and was also caught with a cell phone. Other misconducts included cursing at officers, failing to obey orders, failing to show up for a required meeting, interfering with the prisoner count, and battery of another inmate on two separate instances.

Document: Read James Poore’s arrest report.
CRIME AND SECTION 8 HOUSING
Expand this map, which shows Section 8 properties near 61st Street and Peoria Avenue. In the area displayed, there were 88 assaults with a firearm reports between Jan. 1, 2011, and Nov. 30, 2012. Records also indicate there have been 17 homicides in the same area from Jan. 1, 2011, to present.

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