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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40d626eb967069f0f64526136b8afd10 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>Kaziya Penn, 20, is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting, which occurred at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03825e37620e9934256cdc9939703695 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>Suspect admitted to firing shot that injured boy, 14, in Oklahoma City following the hometown Thunder’s win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals<strong><strong> left nearby Paycom Center</strong> </strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52c64488bd484f40d0edce9c57c3a4d1 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>Penn was not captured at the scene as a search of the area failed to identify a suspect</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e14e337f0f3d1a1a6dbc9389862d9057 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>The break came two days later when they pulled Penn over near the Paycom Center and charged with the illegal possession of a firearm</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca688a6155a3a53afc7d84fe2edb00ba wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>The Glock 9mm pistol matched the weapon used in the June 22 shooting </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53622312829d630c67a66652acfdcdfc wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#221a1a;font-size:14px"><strong>He later confessed to the shooting, claiming he was trying to help his cousin, who was being assaulted by several assailants </strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kaziya-Penn-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-483458" style="width:798px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Kaziya Penn, 20, is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting, which occurred at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City, as Thunder fans celebrated their NBA title </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A suspect has confessed to shooting a 14-year-old boy in Oklahoma City following the hometown Thunder’s win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22.<br>Kaziya Penn, 20, is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting, which occurred at Scissortail Park as Thunder fans were pouring out of the nearby Paycom Center to celebrate their city’s first NBA title. <br>He was also charged in July for carrying a weapon unlawfully.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fleeing-revellers-during-shooting-outside-Game-7-of-the-NBA-Finals-on-August-3-as-Thunder-players-and-fans-celebrated-the-teams-win-over-the-Indiana-Pacers.png" alt="" class="wp-image-483459" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Stills captured the chaos that ensued when gunfire broke out outside the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, after the NBA Finals on Sunday June 22, as Thunder players and fans celebrated the team&#8217;s Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The suspect was not arrested at the scene because canvassing of the scene by Oklahoma City police failed to point out a suspect.<br>The investigation however, caught a break two days later when OKCPD officers pulled Penn over near the Paycom Center. Conducting a search, an officer observed a Glock 43x 9mm pistol in Penn&#8217;s waistband. At age 20, he was not allowed to carry the pistol.<br>The firearm was sent to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network for testing, where it was confirmed to be the weapon used in the shooting that injured the teenager on June 22.<br>Investigators executed a search warrant at Penn’s home in nearby Midwest city on August 4, and he was subsequently placed under arrest. <br>According to police Penn has confessed to the shooting claiming he was trying to help his cousin, who was being assaulted by several assailants. He allegedly, said he fired into the crowd of his cousin’s assailants. Cell phone data later confirmed his presence in the area on the night.<br>The 14-year-old victim who was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening leg injury told officers at the time he did not know who shot him. He is expected to make a full recovery.<br><br><br></p>

Fluke traffic stop leads to arrest of shooter who injured boy, 14, as Oklahoma City Thunder fans celebrated first NBA title
