Players from the Oklahoma City Thunder were at a private movie screening at Penn Square Mall when a shooting occurred on Thursday.
Adam Snider of KFOR in Oklahoma City posted a photo of Steven Adams walking out of the mall with R2D2 tucked under his arm.
Per both Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman and Erik Horne of The Athletic, a Thunder spokesperson said that “Thunder security was made aware immediately. The team was never in danger and was safe during the entirety of the event.”
Thunder players were at a private screening of a movie today at Penn Square Mall in OKC when a shooting occurred.
Per a Thunder spokesman to @TheAthletic: “Thunder security was made aware immediately. The team was never in danger and was safe during the entirety of the event.”
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) December 19, 2019
At 4:58 p.m. CT, the Oklahoma City police tweeted an update, saying that the shooting appears to be an isolated incident.
At this time, we’ve located one shooting victim from the incident @PennSquareMall. This appears to be an isolated incident that began as a disturbance between individuals. No suspect description at this time. Officers still working to clear the mall.
— Oklahoma City Police (@OKCPD) December 19, 2019
According to The Oklahoman, the situation started as an altercation between two individuals, and one person was shot in the chest.
Police released an update at 5:44 p.m. CT, with a description of the suspect. They are still working to clear the mall and ask that people avoid the area.
UPDATE – Suspect described as black male, grey sweatpants, red underwear exposed above pants, no shirt. Was seen fleeing from area of Foot Locker, but unknown where he went from there. Still working to clear the mall. Continue to avoid the area.
— Oklahoma City Police (@OKCPD) December 19, 2019