On most days in Oklahoma, one to six people kill themselves.
In 2013, at least 617 people committed suicide in the state, far more than homicides.
Homicides get all of the headlines and news footage. Suicides take place invisibly, cloaked in shame, fear of intruding on privacy, fear of inspiring others to take their own lives.
Mental-health experts, however, call out for more attention to be paid to the problem, especially in a state with one of the nation’s highest suicide rates.
Oklahoma Watch invites you to look through a list below of 2013 suicides recorded by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. It’s a reminder of the constant, often only privately acknowledged loss of lives.
People who know of someone who might be considering suicide should click here for advice. Those who are suicidal or deeply depressed should click here. Below the table is an analysis of the data.
Suicides in Oklahoma, 2013
Total suicides, as reported by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Click on column headings to re-order. Search by cause, city or date.
| Date of Death | City of Death | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/1/13 | Cache | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/1/13 | Alex | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 1/2/13 | Healdton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/2/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 1/3/13 | Fort Gibson | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/3/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/4/13 | Tuttle | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/4/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 1/4/13 | Shawnee | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 1/6/13 | Shawnee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/6/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/6/13 | Shawnee | Exsanguination |
| 1/6/13 | Stigler | Hanging |
| 1/7/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/7/13 | Cushing | Gunshot Wound Of Head (Shotgun) |
| 1/8/13 | Owasso | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/8/13 | Paden | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/9/13 | Heavener | Hanging |
| 1/10/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 1/10/13 | Calera | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/10/13 | Beggs | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/11/13 | Kiefer | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/11/13 | Marietta | Multiple Blunt Force Trauma |
| 1/13/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 1/13/13 | Moore | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/13/13 | Nichols Hills | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/14/13 | Eufaula | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/14/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation Consistent With Hanging |
| 1/14/13 | Blanchard | Gunshot Wound Of Head (Shotgun) |
| 1/15/13 | Midwest City | Ligature Asphyxiation Consistent With Hanging |
| 1/15/13 | Locust Grove | Probable Toxic Effects Of Carbon Monoxide |
| 1/15/13 | Wagoner | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/15/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/16/13 | Bristow | Shotgun Wounds Of Head |
| 1/17/13 | Del City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/17/13 | Clinton | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/19/13 | Indiahoma | Simultaneous Gunshot Wound Of Head And Ligature Hanging |
| 1/19/13 | Walters | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/21/13 | Healdton | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 1/21/13 | Enid | Intraoral Shotgun Wound, Perforating |
| 1/22/13 | Enid | Probable Lamotrigine Toxicity |
| 1/22/13 | Broken Arrow | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/23/13 | McAlester | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/23/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 1/23/13 | Muskogee | Transection Of Brachial Artery And Injury To Median Cubital Vein |
| 1/24/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 1/24/13 | Catoosa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/24/13 | Midwest City | Hanging |
| 1/25/13 | Durant | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 1/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 1/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/27/13 | Erick | Hanging |
| 1/27/13 | Inola | Hanging |
| 1/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 1/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/28/13 | Stonewall | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 1/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 1/28/13 | Marlow | Hanging |
| 1/30/13 | Park Hill | Hanging |
| 2/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 2/4/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 2/4/13 | Coweta | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/4/13 | Broken Bow | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/4/13 | Inola | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity (Alprazolam, Ethanol) |
| 2/5/13 | Weatherford | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/5/13 | El Reno | Mixed Drug Toxicity (Ethanol, Tramadol, Morphine, Amantadine) |
| 2/6/13 | Muskogee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/6/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 2/7/13 | Stigler | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/7/13 | Oklahoma City | Stab Wound Of Chest |
| 2/7/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/8/13 | Finley | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 2/9/13 | Chickasha | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 2/9/13 | Grove | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/10/13 | Norman | Hanging |
| 2/10/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/10/13 | Broken Bow | Hanging |
| 2/10/13 | Sparks | Contact Shotgun Wound Of Left Chest, Perforating |
| 2/12/13 | Bartlesville | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/12/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 2/13/13 | Bartlesville | Probable Complications Of Acute Drug Toxicity (Verapamil) |
| 2/13/13 | Owasso | Hanging |
| 2/13/13 | McAlester | Acute Drug Toxicity (Doxepin) |
| 2/14/13 | Skiatook | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 2/14/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 2/14/13 | Noble | Ligature Hanging |
| 2/14/13 | Bray | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/16/13 | Ponca City | Ligature Hanging |
| 2/17/13 | Vinita | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/17/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/18/13 | Broken Arrow | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/18/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Abdomen |
| 2/18/13 | Miami | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/19/13 | Oklahoma City | Mixed Drug Toxicity |
| 2/21/13 | Miami | Hanging |
| 2/21/13 | Fort Gibson | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/21/13 | El Reno | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/22/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/22/13 | Hennessey | Stab Wound Of Neck |
| 2/22/13 | Hinton | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 2/24/13 | Tahlequah | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/25/13 | Chelsea | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 2/26/13 | Seminole | Hanging |
| 2/27/13 | Del City | Contact, Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 2/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging (Ligature Asphyxiation) |
| 2/28/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 2/28/13 | Stafford | Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 2/28/13 | Lone Grove | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 2/28/13 | Quinton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 2/28/13 | Wilson | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/1/13 | Checotah | Acute Drug Toxicity (Hydrocodone) |
| 3/3/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/3/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/3/13 | Lindsay | Gunshot (Shotgun) Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/3/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 3/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| 3/3/13 | Lawton | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 3/4/13 | Moore | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 3/4/13 | Vian | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
| 3/4/13 | Norman | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/4/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/5/13 | Tulsa | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/5/13 | Geary | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/5/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 3/6/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/7/13 | Mounds | Acute Combine Drug Toxicity |
| 3/8/13 | Kingston | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/8/13 | Okmulgee | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/10/13 | Wellston | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 3/10/13 | Altus | Multiple Sharp Force Trauma Sequela |
| 3/10/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/11/13 | Tulsa | Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 3/11/13 | Marlow | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/11/13 | Lawton | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Penetrating |
| 3/12/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound OfNeck Extending To Head |
| 3/12/13 | Stigler | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/12/13 | Heavener | Hanging |
| 3/13/13 | Ringling | Intraoral Gunshot Wound, Penetrating |
| 3/14/13 | Muskogee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/14/13 | Sapulpa | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 3/14/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 3/15/13 | Elk City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/15/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/16/13 | Indiahoma | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/17/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/17/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/17/13 | Watson | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 3/18/13 | McCurtain | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/19/13 | Okmulgee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/19/13 | Tulsa | Complications Of Hanging |
| 3/19/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/20/13 | Tulsa | Toxic Effects Of Carbon Monoxide And Sharp Force Injuries |
| 3/20/13 | Enid | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/21/13 | Cleveland | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 3/22/13 | Woodward | Contact, Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound, Penetrating |
| 3/22/13 | Antlers | Gunshot Wound Of Neck Extending To Head |
| 3/22/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 3/22/13 | El Reno | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/23/13 | Seminole | Contact, Intraoral Gunshot Wound, Perforating |
| 3/23/13 | El Reno | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/24/13 | Perry | Hanging |
| 3/26/13 | Duncan | Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound |
| 3/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 3/26/13 | Woodward | Combined Drug Toxicity |
| 3/27/13 | Caddo | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/27/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 3/28/13 | Shawnee | Ligature Hanging |
| 3/28/13 | Ponca City | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Penetrating |
| 3/28/13 | Cushing | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/29/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/29/13 | Okemah | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 3/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 3/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Hanging |
| 3/30/13 | Tulsa | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 3/30/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wounds To Abdomen And Neck, Penetrating |
| 3/30/13 | Tribbey | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 3/31/13 | Lawton | Diphenhydramine Toxicity |
| 3/31/13 | Ratliff City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/1/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/1/13 | Tulsa | Asphyxia Due To Inhalation Of Helium/Airway Obstruction By Plastic Bag |
| 4/2/13 | Miami | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/3/13 | Norman | Hanging |
| 4/3/13 | Durant | Asphyxiation |
| 4/3/13 | Chickasha | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penatrating |
| 4/3/13 | Cyril | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/3/13 | Kingfisher | Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 4/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 4/4/13 | Bartlesville | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/4/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/4/13 | Tahlequah | Hanging |
| 4/4/13 | Blair | Exsanguination |
| 4/4/13 | Geary | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 4/8/13 | Owasso | Gunshot Would Of Chest |
| 4/8/13 | Langston | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/8/13 | Oklahoma City | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
| 4/8/13 | Paoli | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 4/9/13 | McAlester | Hanging |
| 4/9/13 | Fort Towson | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/9/13 | Hulbert | Hanging |
| 4/10/13 | Blackwell | Hanging |
| 4/12/13 | Oklahoma City | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/12/13 | Quapaw | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/12/13 | Coweta | Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 4/13/13 | Sayre | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/13/13 | Drumright | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 4/13/13 | Prague | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/14/13 | Monroe | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/14/13 | Oklahoma City | Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound, Penetrating |
| 4/15/13 | Edmond | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 4/15/13 | Del City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 4/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 4/16/13 | McAlester | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 4/17/13 | Shidler | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 4/17/13 | Tahlequah | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/18/13 | Tulsa | Blunt Force Injuries |
| 4/18/13 | Muskogee | Acute Combined Toxic Effects Of Fluoxetine, Hydrocodone And Bupropion |
| 4/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 4/19/13 | Smithville | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/20/13 | Oklahoma City | Mixed Drug Toxicity |
| 4/20/13 | Quapaw | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/21/13 | Sapulpa | Hanging |
| 4/22/13 | Edmond | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 4/22/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/23/13 | Calera | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 4/24/13 | Pauls Valley | Ligature Hanging |
| 4/24/13 | Midwest City | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 4/24/13 | Shawnee | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 4/24/13 | Lawton | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/25/13 | Idabel | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 4/25/13 | Broken Arrow | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity (Alprazolam, Trazodone, Diphenhydramine) |
| 4/25/13 | El Reno | Penetrating Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/26/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 4/26/13 | Watonga | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/27/13 | Oklahoma City | Multiple Blunt Force Trauma |
| 4/28/13 | Tahlequah | Hanging |
| 4/29/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 4/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 4/30/13 | Broken Arrow | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity |
| 5/1/13 | Hardesty | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head, Penetrating |
| 5/1/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 5/1/13 | Mead | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 5/3/13 | Harrah | Ligature Hanging |
| 5/3/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/3/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/4/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/4/13 | Sapulpa | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity |
| 5/5/13 | Claremore | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/5/13 | Bethany | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 5/5/13 | Enid | Doxepin Toxicity |
| 5/6/13 | Hugo | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/6/13 | Altus | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/7/13 | Broken Arrow | Hanging |
| 5/7/13 | Tahlequah | Hanging |
| 5/7/13 | Woodward | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 5/8/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 5/8/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/9/13 | Vici | Perforating Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 5/10/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/10/13 | Shawnee | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/13/13 | Duncan | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 5/13/13 | Ponca City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/13/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/13/13 | Grove | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/13/13 | Burlington | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 5/14/13 | Roland | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/14/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/14/13 | Edmond | Hanging |
| 5/16/13 | Stillwater | Asphyxiation (Plastic Bag Over Head) |
| 5/17/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/17/13 | Ardmore | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 5/17/13 | Lindsay | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/17/13 | Tulsa | Acute Toxic Effects Flecainide (Per Medical Report) |
| 5/17/13 | Waurika | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/18/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/20/13 | Coweta | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/20/13 | Lindsay | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/20/13 | Hartshorne | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 5/21/13 | Jenks | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 5/21/13 | Pryor | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/21/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 5/24/13 | Norman | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/25/13 | Tecumseh | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 5/25/13 | Broken Arrow | Acute Toxic Effects Of Carbon Monoxide Inhalation |
| 5/25/13 | Holdenville | Mixed Drug Toxicity |
| 5/26/13 | Sperry | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/26/13 | Tecumseh | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/28/13 | Eufaula | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/28/13 | Yukon | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/28/13 | Yukon | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/30/13 | Sand Springs | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 5/31/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 5/31/13 | Sand Springs | Hanging |
| 6/1/13 | Cleveland | Hanging |
| 6/2/13 | Ninnekah | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 6/2/13 | Antlers | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/2/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/3/13 | Duncan | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 6/3/13 | Ponca City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 6/4/13 | Stratford | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 6/4/13 | Lahoma | Contact Intraoral Gunshot Wound, Perforating |
| 6/5/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 6/5/13 | Collinsville | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 6/6/13 | Glenpool | Hanging |
| 6/7/13 | Lawton | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/7/13 | Duncan | Combined Ethanol, Butalbital And Trazadone Toxicity |
| 6/8/13 | Cleveland | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 6/9/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 6/10/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/11/13 | Davis | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/12/13 | Chandler | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/13/13 | Tulsa | Intraoral Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 6/13/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 6/15/13 | Gore | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/15/13 | Edmond | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/16/13 | Muskogee | Hanging |
| 6/16/13 | Nowata | Intraoral Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
| 6/16/13 | Calera | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 6/17/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 6/17/13 | Hobart | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Forehead, Penetrating. |
| 6/18/13 | Noble | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 6/18/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 6/19/13 | Sulphur | Hanging |
| 6/19/13 | Moore | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 6/19/13 | Moore | Contact, Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound, Perforating |
| 6/20/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 6/21/13 | Ponca City | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 6/22/13 | Claremore | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/22/13 | Tishomingo | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/23/13 | Lawton | Ligature Hanging |
| 6/24/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/28/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 6/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 6/30/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 6/30/13 | Tulsa | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/1/13 | Locust Grove | Shotgun Wound Of Head (Intraoral) |
| 7/1/13 | Ardmore | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/2/13 | Enid | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 7/3/13 | Stillwater | Perforating Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 7/4/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 7/4/13 | Oklahoma City | Hemorrhage |
| 7/7/13 | Roff | Multiple Blunt Force Injuries |
| 7/7/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 7/8/13 | McLoud | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/10/13 | Bartlesville | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/11/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 7/11/13 | Enid | Ligature Hanging |
| 7/12/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/12/13 | Stigler | Hanging |
| 7/12/13 | Tulsa | Complications Of Asphyxia Due To Plastic Bag Over Head |
| 7/12/13 | Bartlesville | Hanging |
| 7/12/13 | Sawyer | Hanging |
| 7/13/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/14/13 | Tulsa | Acute Combined Intoxication (Alprazolam, Ethanol, Quetiapine, Citalopram, Hydrocodone) |
| 7/14/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 7/16/13 | Purcell | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/17/13 | Gore | Hanging |
| 7/17/13 | Yukon | Perforating Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound |
| 7/17/13 | Lawton | Diltiazem Overdose |
| 7/17/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 7/17/13 | Duncan | Hanging |
| 7/19/13 | Sapulpa | Hanging |
| 7/19/13 | Weatherford | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 7/19/13 | Geary | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/19/13 | Shawnee | Combined Diphenhydramine, Alprazolam, Ethanol Toxicity |
| 7/19/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/21/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/22/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head (Intraoral) |
| 7/22/13 | Duncan | Combined Drug Toxicity |
| 7/23/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact Gunshot Wound, Head |
| 7/23/13 | Muskogee | Shotgun Wound Of Abdomen |
| 7/24/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 7/25/13 | Locust Grove | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/27/13 | Harrah | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/27/13 | Elk City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/27/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/28/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/29/13 | Eucha | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/30/13 | Chandler | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 7/30/13 | Oklahoma City | Blunt Force Head Injuries |
| 7/31/13 | Owasso | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 7/31/13 | Sand Springs | Asphyxia Due To Airway Obstruction By Plastic Bag Over Head |
| 7/31/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) To Head, Perforating |
| 8/1/13 | Pocasset | Multiple Blunt Force Traumas |
| 8/1/13 | Hobart | Ligature Asphyxiation |
| 8/2/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 8/2/13 | Shawnee | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 8/3/13 | Tulsa | Acute Combined Intoxication (Zolpidem And Ethanol) |
| 8/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Shotgun Wound Of Left Front Of Neck, Penetrating (Birdshot) |
| 8/5/13 | Shidler | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/5/13 | Duncan | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 8/6/13 | Weatherford | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 8/6/13 | Owasso | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/7/13 | McAlester | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/7/13 | Norman | Penetrating Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 8/7/13 | Yukon | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/8/13 | Tulsa | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity(Trazodone, Ethanol, Hydrocodone) |
| 8/9/13 | Skiatook | Acute Diphenhydramine Intoxication |
| 8/10/13 | Prague | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/12/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/12/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 8/12/13 | Norman | Morphine Toxicity |
| 8/12/13 | Geronimo | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/12/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/12/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 8/12/13 | Coleman | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/12/13 | Seminole | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 8/13/13 | Sapulpa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/14/13 | Tulsa | Complications Of Thermal Burns |
| 8/14/13 | Edmond | Acute Methamphetamine Intoxication |
| 8/15/13 | Keota | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/15/13 | Holdenville | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 8/16/13 | Cleveland | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/18/13 | Claremore | Hanging |
| 8/20/13 | Broken Arrow | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity (Diltiazem, Metoprolol) |
| 8/20/13 | Idabel | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/20/13 | Kiefer | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity (Alprazolam, Hydrocodone) |
| 8/20/13 | Broken Arrow | Acute Combined Intoxication (Alprazolam, Ethanol) |
| 8/21/13 | Pryor | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 8/22/13 | Broken Bow | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/22/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 8/24/13 | Seminole | Hanging |
| 8/26/13 | Midwest City | Asphyxia |
| 8/26/13 | Moore | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 8/26/13 | Edmond | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 8/27/13 | Wagoner | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 8/28/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 8/28/13 | Muskogee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/28/13 | Enid | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 8/29/13 | Ardmore | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 8/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 8/31/13 | Oklahoma City | Acute Combined Intoxication With Diazepam And Morphine |
| 9/2/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound To The Chest, Perforating |
| 9/3/13 | Tahlequah | Gunshot Wound Of Head (Intraoral) |
| 9/3/13 | Chickasha | Contact , Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 9/3/13 | Clinton | Contact, Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 9/3/13 | Tulsa | Probable Acute Combined Drug (Benzodiazepine, Tricyclic Antidepressant) Toxicity |
| 9/4/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/4/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 9/4/13 | Tulsa | Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 9/4/13 | Chandler | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/4/13 | Lexington | Acute Amitriptyline Toxicity |
| 9/4/13 | Fort Supply | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 9/5/13 | Eufaula | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/6/13 | Okmulgee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/7/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 9/7/13 | Custer City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/8/13 | Miami | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 9/8/13 | Bartlesville | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/9/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/9/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Hanging |
| 9/10/13 | McAlester | Acute Combined Drug Toxicity (Hydrocodone, Alprazolam) |
| 9/10/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 9/10/13 | Hodgen | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/12/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/12/13 | Sulphur | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 9/12/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/12/13 | Enid | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/13/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot To The Head, Perforating |
| 9/15/13 | Midwest City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating, Small Caliber |
| 9/16/13 | Okmulgee | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/17/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 9/17/13 | Bethany | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/18/13 | Sulphur | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 9/18/13 | Cherokee | Complications Of Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/20/13 | Stilwell | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 9/21/13 | Lawton | Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 9/22/13 | Oklahoma City | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Left Chest |
| 9/22/13 | Oklahoma City | Head Trauma, Blunt Force |
| 9/23/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 9/24/13 | Claremore | Hanging |
| 9/26/13 | Midwest City | Multiple Incised Wounds |
| 9/29/13 | Eagleton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 9/29/13 | Shawnee | Hanging |
| 9/30/13 | Oklahoma City | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 10/1/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 10/1/13 | Broken Arrow | Gunshnot Wound Of Head |
| 10/2/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound OfAbdomen, Penetrating |
| 10/3/13 | Muskogee | Mixed Drug Intoxication (Ethanol, Oxycodone, Zolpidem) |
| 10/3/13 | Sapulpa | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 10/5/13 | Tulsa | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 10/6/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/7/13 | Mutual | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 10/8/13 | Tulsa | Penetrating Intraoral Gunshot Wound |
| 10/8/13 | Meeker | Gunshot Wound(Shotgun) Of Chest |
| 10/9/13 | St. Louis | Contact Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 10/9/13 | Locust Grove | Hanging |
| 10/12/13 | Shawnee | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 10/12/13 | Tulsa | Asphyxia |
| 10/13/13 | Broken Arrow | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/13/13 | Claremore | Perforating Gunshot Wounds Of Head And Left Wrist. |
| 10/14/13 | Miami | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 10/14/13 | Oklahoma City | Intraoral Shotgun Wound |
| 10/14/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Contact Gun Shot Wound Of Head |
| 10/15/13 | Elk City | Contact Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 10/15/13 | Clinton | Gunshot Wound Of Chest, Perforating |
| 10/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 10/16/13 | Enid | Hanging |
| 10/16/13 | Chelsea | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/17/13 | Stigler | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/18/13 | Tulsa | Gunsnot Wound Of Head |
| 10/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Ethylene Glycol Toxicity |
| 10/20/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/20/13 | Idabel | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/20/13 | Idabel | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/22/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound (Shotgun) Of Head |
| 10/22/13 | Frederick | Ligature Hanging |
| 10/24/13 | Tulsa | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 10/25/13 | Union City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/26/13 | Antlers | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/26/13 | Purcell | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/26/13 | Elk City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/27/13 | Hodgen | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/28/13 | Broken Arrow | Intraoral Shotgun Wound |
| 10/28/13 | Tulsa | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/29/13 | Bartlesville | Hanging |
| 10/29/13 | Enid | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/30/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 10/30/13 | Enid | Hanging |
| 10/31/13 | Oklahoma City | Hanging |
| 10/31/13 | Lawton | Contact, Perforating Shotgun Wound Of Right Side Of Head |
| 10/31/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 11/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 11/2/13 | Enid | Ligature Asphyxiation (Hanging) |
| 11/2/13 | McAlester | Hanging |
| 11/2/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/3/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/3/13 | Prue | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/3/13 | Tulsa | Intraoral Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 11/3/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxial Hanging Sequelae |
| 11/6/13 | Sasakwa | Contact, Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 11/6/13 | Oklahoma City | Anoxic Encephalopathy With Multi Organ Failure |
| 11/6/13 | Sand Springs | Asphyxia |
| 11/7/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact, Intraoral Gunshot Wound, Perforating |
| 11/10/13 | Edmond | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/11/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 11/13/13 | Marietta | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 11/13/13 | Tecumseh | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 11/14/13 | Sapulpa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/14/13 | Cushing | Contact Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 11/15/13 | Porter | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/18/13 | Oklahoma City | Stab Wounds Of Leg |
| 11/20/13 | Chelsea | Penetrating Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 11/20/13 | Tulsa | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/21/13 | Midwest City | Asphyxial Hanging |
| 11/22/13 | Shattuck | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 11/23/13 | Pryor | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Left Chest |
| 11/23/13 | Oklahoma City | Contact, Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 11/25/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 11/25/13 | Blanchard | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 11/25/13 | Wellston | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 11/26/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 11/26/13 | Ardmore | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 11/29/13 | Walters | Hanging |
| 11/30/13 | Tonkawa | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/1/13 | Oklahoma City | Blunt Force Trauma Of Head And Chest |
| 12/2/13 | Edmond | Perforating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/3/13 | Idabel | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/4/13 | Oklahoma City | Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound |
| 12/6/13 | Tulsa | Acute Drug Toxicity (Bupropion) |
| 12/6/13 | Coweta | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/7/13 | Ochelata | Hanging |
| 12/7/13 | Broken Bow | Shotgun Wound Of Head |
| 12/8/13 | Oklahoma City | Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 12/10/13 | Oklahoma City | Perforating Gunshot Wound To The Chest |
| 12/10/13 | Duncan | Contact, Penetrating Gunshot Wound Of Chest |
| 12/10/13 | Lawton | Acute Ethanol, Alprazolam and Carisoprodol Toxicity |
| 12/11/13 | Pryor | Gunshot Wound of Head |
| 12/12/13 | Mannford | Gunshot Wound of Head, Perforating |
| 12/13/13 | Spencer | Asphyxia |
| 12/13/13 | Bixby | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Penetrating |
| 12/13/13 | Newalla | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 12/13/13 | Oklahoma City | Acute Combined Intoxication With Fluoxetine And Alcohol |
| 12/13/13 | Norman | Gunshot Wound to Chest |
| 12/14/13 | Wagoner | Acute Combined Intoxication With Fluoxetine And Alcohol |
| 12/14/13 | Lawton | Ligature Asphyxiation, Hanging |
| 12/15/13 | Oklahoma City | Complications of Ligature Hanging |
| 12/16/13 | Tulsa | Hanging |
| 12/16/13 | Oklahoma City | Smoke Inhalation And Thermal Burns |
| 12/17/13 | Midwest City | Hanging |
| 12/18/13 | Choctaw | Gunshot Wound To Head, Penetrating |
| 12/20/13 | Collinsville | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/20/13 | Checotah | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/22/13 | Edmond | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/22/13 | Tulsa | Complications Of Gunshot Wound of Head |
| 12/23/13 | Norman | Asphyxia By Helium |
| 12/23/13 | Oklahoma City | Asphyxia By Helium |
| 12/23/13 | Muskogee | Intra-Oral Performating Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/24/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/24/13 | Mannford | Perforating Shotgun Wound Of Chest |
| 12/24/13 | Newalla | Perforating Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound |
| 12/24/13 | Tulsa | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/26/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 12/26/13 | Seminole | Penetrating Intra-Oral Gunshot Wound |
| 12/27/13 | Atoka | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/27/13 | Hydro | Ligature Hanging |
| 12/28/13 | Quapaw | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/28/13 | Lawton | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/29/13 | Oklahoma City | Acute Ethanol, Doxepin, Paroxetine, Alprazolam Toxicity |
| 12/30/13 | Ponca City | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
| 12/30/13 | Broken Arrow | Gunshot Wound Of Head, Perforating |
| 12/30/13 | Orienta | Neck Injury, Sharp Force |
| 12/31/13 | Broken Arrow | Gunshot Wound Of Head |
In 2013, through Dec. 10, more than two-thirds of suicides were committed using firearms.
Suicides tend to be highest not during the late-year holiday times as many people believe, but in the spring. This year, with Oklahoma numbers through a third of the month, December was on track to be among the least deadly months of the year.
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