Police announce arrest in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured
EDMOND, Okla. — Police announced Wednesday that an 18-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded last weekend during a nighttime party beside an Oklahoma lake.
Police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond said the man has been charged in connection with the Sunday night shooting, which erupted following an argument amid a large crowd that had gathered at a picnic pavilion. The man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and the charge will be upgraded to felony murder, Edmond Police Chief J.D. Younger said at a news conference.
An 18-year-old woman was killed and others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds from the shooting at Arcadia Lake, a popular boating, fishing and swimming spot in the suburb just north of Oklahoma City. Six of the victims are juveniles, some as young as 15, Edmond Younger said.
The party had been promoted across social media and drew a large crowd of mostly young adults from around the Oklahoma City area.
The shooting broke out just as officers were responding to a noise complaint about the party, police previously said. They noted that organizers hadn’t sought the necessary reservations for such an event.