By Fox23.com News Staff
FORT GIBSON, Okla. — The Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office responded to what was initially just a car accident with injuries at a local convenience store near 100 North 4 Mile Road in Fort Gibson.
The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service was on scene first. After arrival, law enforcement determined the incident also involved a shooting.
Both the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office and the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service investigated the scene.
According to law enforcement, a man and woman were both injured. The woman was involved in the car accident and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The man, identified as Jesse McQueen, 28, was also taken to the hospital for his injuries and was later pronounced dead.
According to law enforcement, this incident stemmed from what seemed to be a drug deal that escalated into a fatal shooting.
Witnesses on scene gave investigators information which led them to determine a suspect who they said was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 69, according to law enforcement.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol found and stopped the suspect, identified as Christopher Jacobs, 35, near Atoka on Highway 69.
Jacobs was arrested and booked into the Muskogee County Detention Center for first degree murder.
The Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office says this is an ongoing investigation.
