From Oklahoma City’s NewsOK.com of May 8, 2005
Officials rule shooting was act of self defense
No charges will be filed against an Adair County man for the February shooting death of his neighbor, prosecutors say.
Ryan Wingert, 34, died Feb. 21 after being shot in the chest with a rifle at the residence of Christopher Gist, 34.
Richard Gray, district attorney for Adair, Cherokee, Wagoner and Sequoyah counties, said he made the decision not to file charges after reviewing a report from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Gist allegedly shot Wingert after Wingert approached him with a club. The men lived about 200 yards from each other eight miles south of Stilwell in Adair County.
Police said the men had been arguing over Wingert's dog chasing Gist's cattle. When Wingert came at Gist armed with a club, Gist shot him in the chest, police said.
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