Police arrest suspect in shooting of teen after…
A person was arrested Monday for shooting a 14-year-old boy after the Thunder gained Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22, police said.
The suspect, 20-year-old Kaziya Penn, was charged with assault and battery with a lethal weapon.
The shooting came about in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park, inflicting a non-life threatening injury to {the teenager}.
Oklahoma City police arrested Kaziya Penn for shooting a teen after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma City Police Department
Penn fled the scene after the altercation, and police searched the world immediately following the incident but couldn’t determine a suspect.
Two days later, police pulled over Penn’s vehicle for a visitors stop close to the Thunder’s Paycom Center just before 11 p.m., and arrested him for illegal possession of a firearm.
When the gun, a Glock 43X 9mm pistol, was entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, the authorities realized it was the same weapon used in the June 22 shooting.
The authorities executed a search warrant at Penn’s Midwest City, Okla. home on Aug. 4, and took him into custody after what they called a “lengthy investigation.”
Police responding to the June 22 shooting in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. KOCO 5 News
After the shooting came about, police discovered the 14-year-old boy on the ground with a gunshot wound in his leg, according to court paperwork obtained by KOCO 5 News.
When he arrived at the hospital, the sufferer then told the authorities that he didn’t know why he was shot or who shot him, according to the court paperwork.
In an interview with police, Penn confessed to the shooting and said he had been serving to his cousin, who was being assaulted by other people and outnumbered, according to court paperwork.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. KOCO 5 News
Penn added that his cousin was being pursued, so he fired into the group of people coming at them.
According to data from Penn’s telephone that was obtained, he was in the world of the shooting during Game 7.
Stay up to date with the latest trending topics! Visit our web site daily for the freshest Sports news and content, fastidiously curated to keep you informed.
