OKC lowrider community honors man killed at his auto body shop

THE COMMUNITY RIGHT? YEAH, MANY ARE REMEMBERING TONY GANTHER, WHO WAS KILLED AT HIS OWN BODY SHOP IN DEL CITY. AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THE LOWRIDERS RIGHT THERE BEHIND ME. AND SOME OF THEM EVEN TO THE RIGHT IN THERE RIGHT NOW, GETTING OUT OF THIS PARKING LOT, HEADING OFF ON AN END OF THE YEAR CRUISE TO REMEMBER TONY, WHO WAS A BIG PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. NOW OWNERS OF SOME OF THESE CARS TOLD ME THAT TONY HAD A HAND IN IT FROM HYDRAULICS TO THEIR PAINT JOBS AND MORE. NOW DEL CITY POLICE SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING HIS DEATH. THEY SAY HE WAS FOUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON LAST WEEKEND AT HIS SHOP WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. AND IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR BOTH THE FAMILY AND THE LOWRIDING COMMUNITY. SO TODAY, THEY’RE ALL REMEMBERING HIM. HE WAS THE FRIENDLY, EVERYBODY’S FRIEND. I’MA DO WHAT I CAN FOR YOU. SO, YOU KNOW THIS, THIS, THIS IS. THIS IS BIG. THIS IS. THIS IS LARGE. IT’S VERY LARGE. TONY HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE HE WAS, FROM WHAT I KNOW FROM HIM, SINCE HE WAS A CHILD. TONY WAS A BROTHER TO ALL OF US. AND HE WAS A GREAT PERSON. HE NEVER HAD A MEAN, MEAN ARGUMENT. NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANYBODY. HE WOULD LITERALLY COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SNOWSTORM IF YOU NEEDED HELP AND HELP YOU. NOW, IN DEL CITY’S LAST UPDATE TO US, THEY SAID THEY HADN’T MADE ANY ARRESTS, AND I REACHED OUT TO THEM TODAY BUT HAVEN’T HEARD BACK. HOWEVER, FAMILY HERE TELL ME THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO HELP THEM OUT IN THIS INVESTIGATION, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM OR DEL CITY POLICE TO HELP THE

Oklahoma City lowrider community honors Del City man killed at his auto body shop

On Sunday, members of Oklahoma City’s lowrider community gathered to remember and honor a man they called a giant in the community.

On Sunday, members of Oklahoma City’s lowrider community gathered to remember and honor a man they called a giant in the community.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Car enthusiasts held a cruise in honor of Tony Ganther, who was found killed at his Del City auto body shop. They said the day he died, they lost an important member of their community.Owners of some of the cars told KOCO 5 that Ganther had a hand in the community, from doing paint jobs to installing hydraulics.Del City police are investigating his death, saying he was found shot to death at his shop on Nov. 9.It has been an emotional time for Ganther’s family and the lowrider community who showed out Sunday to remember him.”He was the friendly, everybody’s friend. ‘I’m going to do what I can for you.’ This is big, this is large, very large,” said Lalonda King, Ganther’s sister.>> Download the KOCO 5 App”Tony has been a big part of the community since he was, from what I know, a child,” said Val Gonzalez, with the Rollerz Only International Car Club.”Tony was a brother to all of us. He was a great person. He never had a mean argument, nothing to say negative about anybody. He would literally come out in the middle of the snowstorm if you needed help and help you,” said Skylar Didier, with Twisted Concepts.Del City police said they still haven’t made any arrests in Ganther’s killing. Ganther’s family said if anyone knows about his death, they should contact the Del City Police Department to help them find closure.Top HeadlinesMoore Police identify girl missing for two years after mom allegedly gave her to drug dealerNew Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliensOHP: 6-year-old boy dead after UTV wreckTIMELINE: Heavy rain for much of the state, severe weather risk early MondayHezbollah’s main spokesperson killed in Israeli strike in central Beirut, official says

OKLAHOMA CITY —

On Sunday, members of Oklahoma City’s lowrider community gathered to remember and honor a man they called a giant in the community.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

Car enthusiasts held a cruise in honor of Tony Ganther, who was found killed at his Del City auto body shop. They said the day he died, they lost an important member of their community.

Owners of some of the cars told KOCO 5 that Ganther had a hand in the community, from doing paint jobs to installing hydraulics.

Del City police are investigating his death, saying he was found shot to death at his shop on Nov. 9.

It has been an emotional time for Ganther’s family and the lowrider community who showed out Sunday to remember him.

“He was the friendly, everybody’s friend. ‘I’m going to do what I can for you.’ This is big, this is large, very large,” said Lalonda King, Ganther’s sister.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

“Tony has been a big part of the community since he was, from what I know, a child,” said Val Gonzalez, with the Rollerz Only International Car Club.

“Tony was a brother to all of us. He was a great person. He never had a mean argument, nothing to say negative about anybody. He would literally come out in the middle of the snowstorm if you needed help and help you,” said Skylar Didier, with Twisted Concepts.

Del City police said they still haven’t made any arrests in Ganther’s killing.

Ganther’s family said if anyone knows about his death, they should contact the Del City Police Department to help them find closure.

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