Man arrested in connection with shooting death
Police have arrested a man on a manslaughter complaint in connection with a fatal shooting in southwest Oklahoma City.
Hunter Ethan Todd, 19, of Oklahoma City, has been jailed on complaints of manslaughter, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug proceeds and possession of a firearm after a former conviction of a felony.
Kevin Gipson, 47, of Tecumseh, was shot and killed about 2 a.m. Wednesday at 1505 Kinkaid Drive, police said. Police report Todd was recklessly handling a firearm when he accidentally fired it, killing Gipson. The death was the 66th homicide of the year in Oklahoma City, police report.
Todd was convicted of knowingly concealing stolen property in 2016 in Caddo County District Court where he was given a five-year deferred sentence, according to Oklahoma Supreme Court Network online records.