Tulsa Man Convicted of Shooting Roomate After 'Year of Insults': Sentencing Set for May

A man was convicted of shooting and injuring his roommate at a Tulsa home near East 81st Street and South Sheridan Road in May 2023.

Thursday, April 3rd 2025, 3:54 pm

By: Drake Johnson

TULSA, Okla. -

A man was convicted of shooting and injuring his roommate at a Tulsa home near East 81st Street and South Sheridan Road in May 2023.

Tulsa Police said that Matthew Villarreal shot his roommate because he was tired of being insulted by him. A judge convicted Villarreal of shooting with intent to kill on Wednesday.

Officers said the suspect and victim had been roommates for about a year, and Villarreal said the roommate insulted him all the time, so he grabbed a pistol and shot him several times. The victim survived.

Villarreal's formal sentencing is set for May 19, 2025.

Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.