Court Finds Tulsa Man Guilty Of First-Degree Murder For Shooting, Killing Woman In 2021

A man is found guilty of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a Tulsa woman in 2021.

Jakyree Butler shot and killed Shermiya Breed in a neighborhood near 36th St. N. and MLK in November of 2021, authorities say.

Investigators determined Butler was meeting Breed to buy marijuana from her.

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Officers said Butler fled to Texas the day after the murder, but Wichita Falls Police arrested him.

He will be sentenced in September, records show.

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