Travion Byrd was 22 when he was fatally shot in the chest during a confrontation at Moe’s Grill, a convenience store at 5th and Lewis Avenue in midtown Tulsa, on the evening of May 18, 2010. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man identified as the shooter was Donald Grey III, who told investigators he had acted in self-defense.

Grey initially claimed to be an Okmulgee County Reserve Deputy but had been dismissed from the Okmulgee County Reserve Academy shortly after enrollment and was not an active law enforcement officer. Tulsa Police reviewed surveillance footage from the store as part of their investigation and forwarded the case to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office for charging review. The claim of self-defense and Grey’s misrepresentation of law enforcement status were central to that review.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at Moe’s Grill that night or has information about what led up to the confrontation, please share what is known.