Kepler has been on leave without pay since the shooting while Gina Kepler remains on leave with pay, said Officer Jillian Roberson, a spokeswoman for the department.

Roberson confirmed that Shannon Kepler has retired from the department effective Oct. 31.

Records show Shannon Kepler was hired by the Tulsa Police Department in 1990 and served for 24 years. Under the deferred option plan, he was able to collect his lump sum this month plus begin drawing his monthly pension.

A state law passed in 2011 was designed to close a loophole that allowed some government employees to collect pensions even if they were convicted of felonies. The law bars police officers and other municipal employees from collecting retirement pay if they plead guilty, no contest or are convicted of a felony for bribery, corruption, forgery, perjury or “any other crime related to their office or employment.”

The law became effective after two Tulsa police officers convicted in a federal corruption investigation were able to keep their pensions.

While the 2011 law appears to pertain only to crimes related to an officer’s employment, Snyder said the law would prevent police officers from receiving their monthly pension upon conviction of a felony such as murder.