Homicide # 39 of 2024
Homicide # 39 of 2024
Incident # 24-0044952
Date & Time: 06/22/24 at 10:02 p.m.
Location: 4200 W. I-40 Service Rd.
Victim: Mistry, Hemant Shantilal (W/M DOB: 07/11/1964)
Arrested: Lewis, Richard (B/M DOB: 08/04/1982)
Narrative: Saturday night around 10:00 p.m., police were summoned to a motel parking lot in reference to an assault. Officers arrived and learned 59-year-old Hemant Mistry was in the process of asking 41-year-old Richard Lewis to leave the property. While doing so, Lewis punched Mistry one time, knocking him unconscious. Mistry was hospitalized and sadly died a day later at 7:40 p.m. as a result of his injuries. Lewis was later found at a hotel in the 1900 block of S. Meridian Ave. and arrested.
Currently, the investigation is in the early stages. Anyone with any information should contact the Homicide Tip Line 405/297-1200.
PIO Contact: Sgt. Dillon Quirk (405/297-1111)
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