TULSA, Okla. — 16-year-old Isaias Huerta is charged with first-degree manslaughter after initiating a shooting that killed 15-year-old Joshua Saldivar at a west Tulsa party in August.
Around 1 a.m. on Aug. 20, a fight broke out at a party near 2020 W. Archer Pl. According to court documents, a group then gathered around the fight. This is when detectives say "a barrage of gunfire from at least eight shooters" ensued.
Saldivar died at the scene after being struck in the back. 2 News spoke with Salivar's family after the shooting as they searched for answers.
Another person went to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the shoulder and survived. Police say there were around 100 people at the party, mostly teens.
The day after the shooting, detectives spoke with Huerta, who said he initiated the shooting, court documents say.
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Huerta allegedly told detectives he saw someone at the party with whom he and his friends didn't get along. He said he then pulled out his 9mm Ruger handgun and fired multiple rounds "in the air" but towards the person he didn't like, court documents said.
This is a developing story.
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