Officials Investigate After Man Finds Roommate Dead In SW OKC

Officials are investigating a homicide in Southwest Oklahoma city, Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, February 13th 2019, 7:35 am

By: Ashley Holden

Officials Investigate After Man Finds Roommate Dead In SW OKC

Officials are investigating a homicide in Southwest Oklahoma City, Wednesday morning after a man came home to find his roommate dead.

According to authorities, officers were called to do a welfare check around 2:40 a.m. at a home near South Madole Boulevard and Drexel Avenue.

Police say the victim had trauma consistent with a homicide.

News 9 was originally told it was a roommate that found the man. News 9 spoke with a man that said he lived there, but he was shaken and didn’t want to talk.

The man who was killed was identified as 47-year-old George Olinger, of Oklahoma City.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call homicide tip line at 405-297-1200.

This is a developing story. Stay with News 9 for updates as information becomes available.

Ashley Holden

Ashley Holden joined the News 9 team in June 2018. She's excited to call Oklahoma her new home. Before arriving at News 9, Ashley reported and anchored for three years at the NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa. While in the Quad Cities market, along the Ill

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