Man uses shotgun to kill girlfriend, Oklahoma cops say. Her body was found days later
A woman is believed to have been dead for days when officers found her body in her boyfriend’s home, Oklahoma police say.
Officers in Oklahoma City went to the home Saturday, March 25, after a witness saw “a possible deceased person” at the residence. Jake Harris, the 31-year-old resident, refused to exit the home when officers tried to talk to him, according to Oklahoma City police.
Harris was armed with a weapon when he barricaded himself inside the home for hours, KFOR reported. He was eventually taken into custody, police said.
“We kept (him) on the phone until he agreed he wasn’t coming out. He fired several shots off in the house, and he refused to come out so they breached the door and ... he surrendered himself,” Oklahoma City Police Capt. Ivan Esau told KOKH.
The victim, 40-year-old Amanda Miller, was found inside the home dead “from an apparent gunshot wound,” according to police. Miller was Harris’ girlfriend.
“The two had a disagreement when Ms. Miller was shot by Harris with a shotgun,” police said. “It is believed the shooting took place several days prior.”
Harris was charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Oklahoma City police at 405-297-1200.
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Domestic violence resources
If you or a loved one are in need of help these resources are available. You do not need to have an emergency to call the crisis hotlines.
- Kansas’s crisis hotline: 888-363-2287
- Missouri’s child abuse hotline: 1-800-392-3738
- Friends of Yates: Crisis hotline: 913-321-0951; toll-free crisis hotline: 855-232-0252
- Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault: Crisis hotline, 816-531-0233 for Missouri or 913-642-0233 for Kansas
- Safehome: 24 hour hotline, 913-262-2868
- Kansas City Anti Violence Project: Crisis hotline, available by text, call or email, 816-348-3665 or 913-802-4014 or info@kcavp.org
- Rose Brooks Center: Crisis hotline, 816-861-6100
- Hope House: Crisis hotline, 816-461-4673
- Newhouse: Crisis hotline, 816-471-5800
- Synergy Services: Crisis hotline, 816-321-7050 or 800-491-1114
- Any of the six Kansas City area metro domestic violence shelters can be reached at 816-468-5463.
If you are outside the Kansas City area the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233; the National Child Abuse Hotline is 800-422-4453; the National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-565-4673.
This story was originally published March 27, 2023 at 1:01 PM with the headline "Man uses shotgun to kill girlfriend, Oklahoma cops say. Her body was found days later."