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

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40d626eb967069f0f64526136b8afd10" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Kaziya Penn&comma; 20&comma; is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting&comma; which occurred at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03825e37620e9934256cdc9939703695" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Suspect admitted to firing shot that injured boy&comma; 14&comma; 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<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52c64488bd484f40d0edce9c57c3a4d1" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Penn was not captured at the scene as a search of the area failed to identify a suspect<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e14e337f0f3d1a1a6dbc9389862d9057" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;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<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca688a6155a3a53afc7d84fe2edb00ba" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The Glock 9mm pistol matched the weapon used in the June 22 shooting <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53622312829d630c67a66652acfdcdfc" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;221a1a&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>He later confessed to the shooting&comma; claiming he was trying to help his cousin&comma; who was being assaulted by several assailants <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;Kaziya-Penn-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-483458" style&equals;"width&colon;798px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Kaziya Penn&comma; 20&comma; is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting&comma; which occurred at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City&comma; as Thunder fans celebrated their NBA title <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>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&period;<br>Kaziya Penn&comma; 20&comma; is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 22 shooting&comma; which occurred at Scissortail Park as Thunder fans were pouring out of the nearby Paycom Center to celebrate their city’s first NBA title&period; <br>He was also charged in July for carrying a weapon unlawfully&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;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&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-483459" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Stills captured the chaos that ensued when gunfire broke out outside the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City&comma; after the NBA Finals on Sunday June 22&comma; as Thunder players and fans celebrated the team&&num;8217&semi;s Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The suspect was not arrested at the scene because canvassing of the scene by Oklahoma City police failed to point out a suspect&period;<br>The investigation however&comma; caught a break two days later when OKCPD officers pulled Penn over near the Paycom Center&period; Conducting a search&comma; an officer observed a Glock 43x 9mm pistol in Penn&&num;8217&semi;s waistband&period; At age 20&comma; he was not allowed to carry the pistol&period;<br>The firearm was sent to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network for testing&comma; where it was confirmed to be the weapon used in the shooting that injured the teenager on June 22&period;<br>Investigators executed a search warrant at Penn’s home in nearby Midwest city on August 4&comma; and he was subsequently placed under arrest&period; <br>According to police Penn has confessed to the shooting claiming he was trying to help his cousin&comma; who was being assaulted by several assailants&period; He allegedly&comma; said he fired into the crowd of his cousin’s assailants&period; Cell phone data later confirmed his presence in the area on the night&period;<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&period; He is expected to make a full recovery&period;<br><br><br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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