Police Search For Suspects After Shooting At Lakeside Party Near Arcadia Lake In Edmond, Oklahoma

A shooting at a lakeside party near Arcadia Lake in Edmond, Oklahoma, sent at least 13 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials, as authorities searched for suspects Monday.

“At least 13 people were hospitalized after gunfire erupted at an Oklahoma lake party – the latest in a trio of shootings involving teens or young adults over the weekend across the US”

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Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said the shooting broke out Sunday night at about 9 p.m. during a gathering of young people near the lake, which is described as a popular swimming and boating spot just outside Oklahoma City.

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Ward told NBC 5 Chicago that authorities received reports of shots being fired at about 9 p.m. Sunday and that late Sunday “no arrests had been made yet.”

CNN reported that Ward said police believe there is “no ongoing threat to the public,” while also stressing the seriousness of the situation.

Police said 10 people were transported to Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City and three were at Integris Health Edmond Hospital as of Monday morning, according to a hospital system spokesperson cited by the Associated Press and repeated by NBC 5 Chicago.

The accounts also describe that some victims drove themselves to hospitals, and that the injured were in “various conditions.”

Across the reports, the timeline centers on Sunday night and the immediate aftermath as police and hospitals handled casualties while investigators looked for suspects.

The Associated Press account says police were looking for suspects Monday and that “Police said no arrests had been made as of late Sunday,” with the shooting breaking out Sunday night during a gathering of young people near Arcadia Lake.

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NBC 5 Chicago similarly reported that Ward said late Sunday that “no arrests had been made yet,” and that police were “kind of all over the metro speaking with victims and witnesses.”

CNN placed the chaos at around 9 p.m. local time at a campground near Arcadia Lake and said Ward told CNN there was “no ongoing threat to the public.”

In the AP report, Ward said “This is obviously a very terrifying situation and we understand the concern from the public and those involved and we are working extremely hard to find the suspects,” and she added that victims were in “various conditions.”

The AP and NBC 5 Chicago accounts both describe that 10 people were taken to hospitals and others drove themselves, with a hospital system spokesperson reporting the split between Integris Health Baptist Medical Center and Integris Health Edmond Hospital.

CNN added that Ward said police were “working extremely hard to find these suspects and help these victims,” and it described that investigators believed the attackers were two men wearing ski masks, as reported by CNN affiliate KOKH.

The shooting is tied in the reporting to Arcadia Lake, which multiple outlets describe as a recreational destination in Edmond, and to a social-media flyer that suggested an event called Sunday Funday.

“A shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent at least 13 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials”

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The Associated Press account says Arcadia Lake sits just north of Oklahoma City and is dotted with picnic pavilions, campgrounds, a fishing pier, and swimming beaches.

NBC 5 Chicago describes Arcadia Lake as located around 13 miles north of Oklahoma City and as an artificial reservoir used for flood control that is also a popular recreational spot offering fishing, boating, picnicking and camping.

Both the AP and NBC 5 Chicago accounts reference a flyer circulated on social media after the shooting, advertising food, drinks, music and “good vibes, good people,” and suggesting that an event called Sunday Funday was scheduled at a pavilion near the lake until midnight.

CNN also referenced the flyer, saying it suggested an event called Sunday Funday had been scheduled near the lake Sunday evening.

CNN included a separate post from the organizers that said, “Please send prayers our way and we do apologize to everyone,” and it described the gathering as a “large party.”

CNN and the Associated Press accounts place the Oklahoma lake party shooting within a wider context of shootings involving youth parties and within a longer history of deadly incidents in Edmond.

CNN described the event as “the latest in a trio of shootings involving teens or young adults over the weekend across the US,” and it said the chaos unfolded around 9 p.m. local time at a campground near Arcadia Lake.

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CNN also said the attack is among more than 130 US mass shootings with four or more victims this year, citing the Gun Violence Archive, and it reported that gunfire has killed at least 278 youths ages 12 to 17 so far this year, with another 796 injured, according to GVA.

The Associated Press report, meanwhile, noted that “Forty years ago, Edmond was the site of one of the deadliest workplace shootings in U.S. history,” and it recalled that on Aug. 20, 1986, postal worker Patrick Sherrill shot 20 co-workers, killing 14 of them, before he killed himself.

The AP account also referenced another shooting over the weekend in the Texas Panhandle, saying it left two people teenagers dead and 10 others wounded, and it said police in Amarillo said two people opened fire at an apartment complex early Saturday.

CNN connected the Oklahoma incident to other shootings by saying it happened hours after a shooting at a post-prom party in Indianapolis left one woman dead and at least two others wounded, as reported by CNN affiliate WTHR.

CNN also said that just a day earlier, two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured Saturday at a Texas party involving “juveniles and young adults,” according to the Amarillo Police Department.

The reports emphasize ongoing investigative work and the lack of arrests as of late Sunday, while also describing what police and hospitals were doing with victims.

The Associated Press account says authorities were looking for suspects Monday and that “Police said no arrests had been made as of late Sunday,” while Ward said police were working “extremely hard to find the suspects.”

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NBC 5 Chicago echoed that late Sunday there were no arrests and quoted Ward saying “We’re kind of all over the metro speaking with victims and witnesses,” indicating a broad canvassing effort.

CNN added that police believe there is “no ongoing threat to the public,” and it described investigators’ belief that the attackers were two men wearing ski masks when they opened fire, as reported by CNN affiliate KOKH.

CNN also reported that police initially reported at least 10 victims were taken to hospitals in “various conditions,” and that the number would likely rise because some people drove themselves to hospitals.

In the hospital system details, the Associated Press and NBC 5 Chicago accounts both specify that 10 people were at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City and three were at Integris Health Edmond Hospital as of Monday morning.

CNN reported that three people were being treated at Integris Health Edmond Hospital and 10 were at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center, citing a spokesperson for the hospital system.