Man arrested in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- An 18-year-old man, Jaylan A. Davis, was arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a party beside Arcadia Lake in Edmond, Oklahoma, which left one woman dead and 22 others wounded.
- The charge against Davis is being upgraded from assault with a deadly weapon to felony murder following the death of 18-year-old Avianna Smith-Gray, who was shot during the incident.
- The shooting involved multiple shooters firing over 80 rounds, with police suspecting at least one more suspect remains at large.
- The party, which attracted a large crowd of mostly young adults, escalated from an argument between two women into a confrontation involving rival gang members.
- Smith-Gray, the deceased victim, was a high school senior described by family as loving and full of life; the event had not been properly authorized, and police were responding to a noise complaint when the shooting occurred.
