Bixby police classify July incident involving BWS president as murder-suicide
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Bixby Police Department has classified the July 6 incident involving Sherry Gamble Smith and her husband Martin Everett Smith as a murder-suicide.
Evidence at the scene and home security footage shows that Martin Smith shot and killed Sherry Smith during an argument at their home in Bixby.
Evidence and interviews show that the two had ongoing domestic issues that began several days prior to the crime.
Footage shows Martin Smith spending most of the night before the murder sitting alone in his garage at the Bixby home.
Shortly before the murder, evidence shows Martin Smith removing a pistol from the garage and placing it in his waistband as he entered the home.
Martin Smith then called an out-of-state family member prior to murdering Sherry Smith and turning the gun on himself.
Martin Smith later passed at a Tulsa hospital.
The case will be closed as a murder-suicide resulting from a domestic argument.
