TULSA, Okla. — One person is dead and 7 others wounded after a shooting broke out at the Juneteenth festival in downtown Tulsa.
Just before 11 p.m. on June 21st, Tulsa police responded to the area of Archer and Greenwood for a shooting.
Police said one person is dead and 10 others are injured. The shooting started as a fight between two people.
Mayor Monroe Nichols posted about the shooting on his Facebook page:
"The recent acts of violence in our city—particularly those occurring downtown—are deeply troubling and unacceptable. These events are showing a pattern of brazen lawlessness by individuals who don't respect the lives of others or the authority of those tasked to keep people safe.
This pattern of violence must be stopped as this city belongs to all of us, and we are strongest when we protect one another. We cannot and will not normalize this kind of harm in our community.
That being said, I have directed our police chief and public safety team to intensify their efforts downtown and across the city. At the same time, we’re investing in long-term strategies to address the root causes of violence—through youth outreach and community-based violence intervention. I will also be announcing new measures tomorrow on how we will be taking back our city from this harm.
Today, my prayers are with the victims and their families who were caught up in these senseless acts of violence and those involved in these violent acts will be held accountable."
They shut the area down during the investigation, but no arrests have been made. A lieutenant on scene said every officer said that since it was such a huge event, a lot of other calls coming in were backed up.
Due to the shooting, the rest of the Tulsa Juneteenth festival activities are cancelled:
This is the fourth overnight shooting at a large gathering in downtown Tulsa in recent weeks.
Mayor Nichols and Chief Larsen will hold a news conference about this and recent violence downtown on Monday afternoon.
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