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One Killed in Southwest OKC Shooting as Police Arrest Teens in Separate Downtown Gunfire

Officials say downtown will stay open under a larger police presence.

Overview

  • A disturbance at an apartment lot near SW 38th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue turned deadly Saturday night, leaving one person dead and another hospitalized after a shooter fired a rifle.
  • Police said no suspect is in custody in the southwest case, which remains under active investigation.
  • In a separate downtown incident around 8 p.m. Saturday, officers arrested a 13-year-old at Scissortail Park after a 15-year-old suffered a graze wound and went to a hospital.
  • Minutes later near the Paycom Center, officers witnessed gunfire, arrested a 16-year-old, and reported no injuries.
  • Officials kept Scissortail Park events on schedule and said they will expand the police presence around the park and the Paycom Center during Thunder home playoff games, while noting the two downtown cases may be unrelated.