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Oklahoma City Man Arrested in Connection With Shooting That Injured Teen After Thunder Title Win

Prosecutors are advancing toward a formal indictment after ballistic evidence linked Penn’s weapon to the June 22 incident

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Arrest Made In Oklahoma City Shooting Following Thunder NBA Finals Win

Overview

  • Twenty-year-old Kaziya Penn was apprehended Monday at his residence after ballistics testing linked his handgun to the shooting.
  • A 14-year-old bystander was hospitalized with a leg wound after shots rang out in Scissortail Park following the Thunder’s Game 7 win.
  • Police determined the gunfire resulted from a separate park altercation near Oklahoma City Boulevard and South Robinson Avenue and was not tied to championship celebrations.
  • Investigators used the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to match casings from the June 22 incident to the weapon seized during a June 24 traffic stop.
  • Penn confessed to firing in defense of his cousin, and he now faces unlawful firearm possession and assault and battery charges as prosecutors move forward with indictment.