Former Oklahoma state senator Jonathan Nichols was murdered this week in Norman Oklahoma.
Nichols was found dead in his home. A gun was on a table across the room.
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Former Republican lawmaker Linda Collins-Smith was found dead earlier this week in Arkansas.
The Oklahoman reported:
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a former state senator.
Jonathan Nichols’ body was found in his Norman home, and a gun was on a table across the room, law enforcement sources told The Oklahoman.
Norman police responded to a report of an individual with a gunshot wound at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday to the 3900 block of Annalane Drive, according to Norman police. Once inside the residence, officers found Nichols, 53, deceased.
Nichols, a Republican, represented Norman in the Oklahoma Senate from 2000 to 2012. He was serving as a senior policy advisEr to House Speaker Charles McCall at the time of his death.