An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a lake party in Oklahoma that left one woman dead and 22 others injured, police announced on Wednesday.
Jaylan A Davis was taken into custody on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, which is being upgraded to felony murder after the death of Avianna Smith-Gray, also 18. He turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued and is being held on a $1m bond.
The shooting occurred on Sunday night at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City, during a party promoted on social media. Police believe an argument between two women escalated into an altercation involving rival gang members. More than 80 rounds were fired, with multiple people discharging weapons.
Six of the wounded are juveniles, some as young as 15. Police Chief JD Younger said authorities are seeking at least one more suspect. “We’re trying to find justice for 23 people that were shot, one that’s deceased,” he said.
Officers were responding to a noise complaint at the time of the shooting. Organisers had not obtained the necessary reservations for the event, which drew a large crowd of mostly young adults from the area.
