OSBI, Poteau police investigating pre-dawn shooting that left one dead Saturday morning

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation along with the Poteau Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.

According to a PPD press release, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Carter Street in the city limits of Poteau on a call of an individual being shot.

On arrival, patrol officers located Joshua James Michael Smith. 39, of Poteau on the front steps of a residence and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Smith was transported by Leflore County EMS to Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center, where he later died.

Poteau Police Department Investigators, the OSBI , and the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner all responded to the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.