A pre-dawn shooting at a Grove home left a 33-year-old man dead on Friday, and police say a suspect is already behind bars. The victim, identified as Robin Quinn Sharp, was found with gunshot wounds at a residence on Apple Drive. Officers later arrested 31-year-old Terry Joe Hicks, who is being held in the Delaware County jail while investigators continue working the scene.
According to KOAM, Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said investigators believe Hicks fired the fatal shot through an opening left when an air-conditioning unit was removed from a window of the home. Morris told the outlet that Hicks had previously lived at the Apple Drive residence and is the estranged boyfriend of the woman who now lives there. KOAM reported that the shooting happened on April 17 and that Sharp later died from gunshot wounds at the scene.
How police say the shooting unfolded
According to Newstalk KZRG, officers were called just before 8 a.m. to 829 Apple Drive for a reported disturbance involving weapons. When they arrived, police found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound. The outlet reported that the victim was later pronounced dead and that Hicks was taken to the Delaware County Jail. Newstalk KZRG also noted that the FBI and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation were asked to assist because both the victim and the suspect are Native American.
Investigation and next steps
Authorities have not yet confirmed any formal charges in the case. KOAM reported that it had reached out to the Ottawa/Delaware County prosecutor's office to find out when charges might be filed. Chief Morris told the station that investigators are still collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, and that the case remains an active investigation.
Local context
Grove, a tight-knit city in Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma near the Arkansas border, has been rattled by the deadly shooting. Police are asking anyone with information about what led up to the killing to contact the Grove Police Department as investigators try to piece together the full story, Newstalk KZRG reported.
