Washington County District Attorney Will Drake says a January 12 shooting death at a Bartlesville apartment was justified. 

 The Bartlesville Police Department received a 911 phone call around 8:30 am, January 12 regarding an intruder in the 1800 block of South Keeler Avenue. The person who was at home at the time said the suspect had broken through a door. The suspect was shot by the person at home. First responders arrived at the scene and administered aid to the 23-year-old male suspect, who was transported to Jane Phillips Hospital. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

 Drake says under Oklahoma law, the resident was justified in shooting and killing the suspect.