POTEAU, Okla. — Poteau Assistant Police Chief Greg Russell said Monday that 33-year-old Joshua Dean Wade was booked into the LeFlore County jail for first-degree murder.
Officers say 54-year-old Buddy Wayne Wade was shot and killed by his nephew.
Wade's body was found outside an apartment with an arrow in his chest about 8:25 p.m. Sunday.
Investigators believe Joshua Wade rang his uncle's doorbell twice and then hid while he waited for the victim to come outside.
A motive isn’t yet known.
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