Tulsa police said the suspect in midtown Tulsa killing was arrested in New York Friday as he attempted to flee the country.

According to police, 57-year-old John Fender was found dead inside a home near 15th and Harvard on Thursday.

Police said they got word the suspect, 29-year-old Blake McDonnell, had boarded a flight to New York Friday morning from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. TPD said McDonnell was planning to board a flight to Paris, but was arrested before he could get off the plane in New York.

Police said McDonnell will be brought back to Tulsa to face a charge of 1st Degree Murder.