OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An adolescent has died and two individuals had been wounded in a taking pictures at a Friday night time highschool soccer recreation in Oklahoma that despatched gamers and officers scrambling off the sector and triggered panicked spectators to hunker down within the stands, authorities mentioned Saturday. Two different individuals had been injured whereas fleeing the scene.

The 16-year-old boy died of a wound suffered within the taking pictures in the course of the third quarter of the Friday night time recreation between Choctaw High School and Del City High School in Choctaw, on the jap outskirts of Oklahoma City, in line with an announcement by Choctaw Police Chief Kelly Marshall.

The boy was not a scholar of both faculty, in line with Marshall, who didn't launch the names of any of the victims.

Marshall didn't announce any arrests, however mentioned that an individual of curiosity was being sought.

“It is believed an argument started between at least two males which led to the shooting,” Marshall mentioned. “Two guns and eight rounds were recovered at the scene.”

Marshall didn't instantly return a telephone name for extra remark.

Marshall mentioned a 42-year-old man was hospitalized in secure situation with a gunshot wound to the chest and a “young female” was handled and launched for a wound to her thigh. Marshall mentioned two different females suffered damaged bones whereas fleeing the scene.

As gunshots had been heard on the stadium, gamers and officers ran off the sector. Other individuals lay down on the sector and within the stands, The Oklahoman reported.

Marshall mentioned seven Choctaw law enforcement officials had been on the recreation on the time, together with 5 employed by the Choctaw School District as safety and two who had occurred to cease on the recreation.

Two off-duty Del City officers had been additionally on the recreation with the Del City group for safety and considered one of them fired his weapon, in line with Del City Police Chief Loyd Berger.

Gov. Kevin Stitt mentioned in an announcement Saturday that he and his spouse, Sarah, “are heartbroken over the news of the senseless violence at Choctaw High School.”

“My office is in contact with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and Choctaw law enforcement and we’re monitoring the situation,” Stitt mentioned.

Choctaw-Nicoma Park Superintendent David Reid and Mid-Del Superintendent Rick Cobb issued a joint assertion providing ideas and prayers to these affected by the taking pictures.

“Both districts are working jointly with the police … in an ongoing investigation,” in line with the assertion.

Marshall mentioned that Reid and different faculty district officers had been assembly “in order to provide counseling as well as discuss further safety measures for our students and spectators.”

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