On September 21, 2017, Jackie Lewis Allen Jr., 51, was fatally shot outside a home in the 200 block of Washington Street in Boswell, Oklahoma after police received a 911 report of a shooting. The homeowner, Mack Brinkley, was identified as the shooter. After killing Allen, Brinkley took a woman hostage and fled.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers located Brinkley’s vehicle on Highway 3 in Atoka County and pursued it. During the chase Brinkley exchanged gunfire with pursuing troopers and was shot and killed by law enforcement. The female hostage was rescued unharmed. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation handled the investigation into Allen’s murder, while the OHP investigated the officer-involved shooting of Brinkley. The motive for Allen’s killing was not released.

If anyone has information about Allen, Brinkley, or the events on September 21, 2017, please share what is known.