Oklahoma City Police investigate after 16-year-old recent father killed by stray bullet

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a stray bullet struck down a 16-year-old when photographs rang out at a south facet occasions heart Friday night time. That younger man is reportedly the father of an 8 month outdated boy.

Oklahoma City Police are searching for assist as they investigate. They say all indicators level to the younger father simply being on the unsuitable place on the unsuitable time.

“It appears that our victim was caught by a stray bullet during this altercation,” mentioned Sgt. Dillon Quirk of the OKC Police Department.

Police say simply earlier than midnight on Friday, they obtain reviews of photographs fired. There was a gunfight exterior an occasions heart close to SW 59th and Agnew.

“Apparently there was an altercation that began inside the events center that was there, it spilled out into the parking lot. Multiple shots were fired in some type of altercation,” mentioned Quirk.

Police say a number of shell casing have been discovered on the bottom within the parking zone. Surveillance video from a enterprise in that very same strip heart reveals an individual in a gray hoodie crouching to probably take cowl on the time of the capturing.

“It was a large altercation, there were several people out there. There were multiple bullets found at the scene and one of them struck our victim sadly,” mentioned Quirk. “It just appears that our victim was just caught in the cross fire.”

Police reviews say Oscar Escobedo was transported to a neighborhood hospital the place he later died. According to a Go Fund Me page arrange for the 16 yr outdated, he was the father of a 8-month-old boy.

“Very sad, unfortunately our victim was very young in this situation,” mentioned Quirk.

Most of the enterprise house owners within the space inform us they weren’t open when the incident occurred. We tried to contact the house owners of the occasion heart for remark. But nobody answered the doorways and our calls weren’t returned. Okc police asking you to assist out with any information on the capturing. They say to name the OKC Police Homicide Tip Line at 405-297-1200 if you understand something in regards to the incident.