A man from Oklahoma City accused of shooting another man in the head was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.
Charles Darnell Hunter, 50, was sentenced on May 30. The court cited the severity of the offense and Hunter’s lengthy criminal history in its decision, and also ordered three years of supervised release.
According to court records, the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a metro hospital on Jan. 20, 2024, where a man had been admitted with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim survived.
Witnesses told police they saw a black truck on Northwest 87th Street with a gun pointed out the window shortly before the shooting. The investigation led officers to Hunter, and a search of his home on Feb. 1 uncovered two firearms, one of which matched shell casings found at th