18-year-old woman dies days after mass shooting at Arcadia Lake pavilion
By Jason Burger
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EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Two days after a mass shooting at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, an 18-year-old victim died from her injuries.
The Edmond Police Department confirmed an 18-year-old woman, who was previously in critical condition, died after she was injured in a shooting Sunday night. Police did not release the woman’s name at her family’s request.
“The 18-year-old female victim that has been in critical condition passed away just before 6 PM this evening. Out of respect for her family wishes, we are not releasing her name at this time,” the Edmond Police Department said in a news release.
However, the family of Avianna Smith-Gray, an 18-year-old woman who was in critical condition after she was shot in the head, spoke to KOCO 5 Tuesday afternoon before police announced that the only victim in critical condition had died.
“Our baby is just 18. She turned 18 in December. She’s still in high school. She just got, you know, done doing her senior homework to finish up for the trimester, the school she goes to, and she’s, like, looking forward to graduation,” ShaRhonda Smith, the 18-year-old’s aunt, told KOCO. “They stole her whole life. That’s not fair. They don’t have the right to do what they did to her or anybody else that was there and innocently got hit.”
That information came hours after the Edmond Police Department held a news conference Tuesday, where they described how an argument broke out between multiple people at a Scissortail Campground pavilion.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Smith-Gray’s family.
Police said some of the victims had nothing to do with the fight that started the violence.
“Those rounds struck multiple people, including individuals who were not involved in that altercation and were simply there attending the event,” Sgt. James Hamm with Edmond police said.
Police also confirmed 23 people had what they called “firearm-related injuries,” and they explained that means some were grazed, some were hit by shrapnel and others took direct gunshot wounds.
Two days after the shooting, police said they did not have a suspect in custody. Police did not provide further information on a possible suspect or suspects due to the investigation.
Officers did say there was no threat to the public.
Hamm offered an explanation.
“There’s nothing we’re going to release on the suspect because of the integrity of the investigation. Typically, when we do release suspect information, that’s for two reasons. Number one, if there’s pertinent information for public safety, or if we need public assistance, and currently neither one of those things apply in this case,” Hamm said.
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