Arrest made in double murder at a Tulsa QuikTrip
TULSA (FOX 23) - Tulsa police say a man has been arrested for a double murder outside a south Tulsa QuikTrip.
The U.S. Marshal's office arrested 19-year-old Jermaine Jackson around 12:30am in Marianna, Arkansas. He is in the process of being extradited back to Tulsa.
The shooting happened at the QuikTrip near 71st and Riverside just before 1:30am Saturday. Tulsa police have identified the two victims as 18-year-old Kristjan Thorsson and 37-year-old John White. Thorsson died from his injuries on Saturday. Police say White died from his injuries on Monday.
Police say when they arrived they found the two victims in a car parked in a nearby lot. They discovered the men had been in the car arguing with another man standing near the vehicle. The suspect then pulled out a handgun and fired shots inside the car. White tried to drive away, but only managed to get to a nearby church parking lot before stopping. The suspect ran from the QuikTrip parking lot.
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