A probable cause affidavit describes relatives standing feet away as an argument turned fatal.
STILLWATER, Okla. — An Easter morning homicide case in Payne County centers on a crowded living room, where relatives were trying to separate a former couple before a single gunshot killed a young mother, investigators said.
Audrey Adams, 27, died April 5 after being shot inside a rural Stillwater home while holding her 5-year-old son, according to a probable cause affidavit. Connor Allen Kinnamon, the child’s father and Adams’ former boyfriend, is charged with first-degree murder. Authorities say family members were inside the home, Adams’ mother had come to pick her up, and Kinnamon’s mother called 911 after he fled in a black Buick Regal.
The affidavit describes a domestic scene with several people trying to respond at once. Adams had traveled from Tulsa the day before to visit her son at the home where Kinnamon lived with the child, his mother and his mother’s husband. By early morning, investigators said, Adams and Kinnamon were in a verbal altercation that escalated to a small shoving match. Kinnamon’s mother separated them. Adams then called her own mother and asked to be picked up. Investigators said that call agitated Kinnamon, moving the conflict toward the front of the home as Adams prepared to leave.
When Adams’ mother arrived, she stood near her daughter in the living room, close to the front door. Kinnamon was just inside the dining area, facing the door. His mother was in the hallway, facing Adams. Adams had the child in her arms. The affidavit says Adams told her mother that Kinnamon had a gun in his pocket. Her mother began telling her to come with her. Investigators said Kinnamon then made a statement about shooting himself. Seconds later, he pulled the gun and fired. Adams collapsed onto the living room floor.
Emergency medical workers were called to the home and provided care, but the attending paramedic pronounced Adams dead at 2:47 a.m. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene. An investigator noted a large amount of blood under Adams’ head and trauma consistent with a gunshot wound. Adams’ body was taken to Oklahoma City for further examination. Investigators later reported finding one fired 9 mm casing in the living room near the shooting area. Authorities said the child was not physically injured, though he was in his mother’s arms when the shot was fired.
After the gunfire, the family members split into immediate action. Adams’ mother grabbed the child and went out the front door. Kinnamon ran out the back door. His mother called 911 and reported that her son had left in her Buick Regal. Adams’ brother, who had driven their mother to the home and was waiting in the driveway, briefly went inside after the shot. He then tried to follow Kinnamon in a vehicle but was unable to catch him. Deputies arrived, secured the home as a crime scene and began searching for Kinnamon.
The family accounts became the backbone of the early case. Investigators quoted witnesses on where each person was standing, what Adams said about the gun and what Kinnamon said before the shot. Those details could become important if prosecutors argue that Kinnamon acted deliberately. They could also become important if the defense focuses on the preceding argument or the alternative manslaughter count filed by prosecutors. The affidavit does not include every statement from every witness, and it does not say whether all witnesses described the same sequence in the same words.
Authorities soon shifted from the living room to the road. Because Kinnamon had made a remark about shooting himself, deputies decided to ping his cellphone. Deputy Jacob Farmer reached him by phone and began negotiating his surrender. Cellphone pings showed Kinnamon traveling north toward Kansas and then crossing the state line. Dispatchers relayed his locations to Kansas law enforcement. At about 4:56 a.m., the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office stopped the Buick on I-35 and arrested Kinnamon without incident. The Buick was secured, and investigators said the suspected firearm was found inside.
Kinnamon was held in the Sumner County Jail until he was returned to Payne County on April 9. He is now being held without bond in the Payne County Jail. Prosecutors said in a no-bond motion that he shot Adams in the back of the head and later confessed. Investigators also said Kinnamon told detectives that he and Adams had used methamphetamine before the shooting. Toxicology results were still pending, and authorities have not released final findings. The affidavit does not say that any other person in the home was armed.
The charge filed by First Assistant District Attorney Jose Villarreal lists 14 prosecution witnesses, including nine members of the Payne County Sheriff’s Office. That list points to a case likely to include testimony from responding deputies, investigators and family members who were present before or after the shooting. The evidence named in public reports includes witness statements, the 911 call, the fired casing, the gun recovered from the Buick, cellphone pings and Kinnamon’s alleged confession. Each piece will have to be tested through the court process if the case advances.
The affidavit leaves several human details outside the legal record. It does not describe what Adams planned to do after leaving the home, how long she expected to stay in Stillwater or what the child’s custody arrangement was. It also does not provide a full account of prior contact between Adams and Kinnamon. Later summaries of the case referenced earlier calls and a denied protective order request, but the murder charge itself focuses on the events of April 5 and the evidence investigators say ties Kinnamon to the gunshot.
The child’s role in the case is one of its starkest facts, but authorities have released little about him beyond his age and physical safety. He was in Adams’ arms when she was shot, according to investigators, and was carried outside by his grandmother afterward. Officials have not described his placement after the shooting, and the court record reviewed for this report does not include child welfare proceedings. The criminal case remains focused on Adams’ death and Kinnamon’s alleged actions before, during and after the shooting.
Currently, Kinnamon’s next listed court appearance is scheduled for May 4, when he could seek a preliminary hearing. Until then, he remained jailed without bond, and the public record continued to frame the case through the accounts of relatives who were feet away when one shot ended Adams’ life.
Author note: Last updated May 10, 2026.