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Agency: 1 dead, 7 injured in Oklahoma festival shooting

Authorities say one person was killed and seven were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma

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Authorities say one person was killed and seven were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma

Highlights

  • One person killed, seven injured in shooting early Sunday at outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma.
  • Two juveniles among those shot at Memorial Day event near Taft, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Tulsa.
  • Witness describes frantic people running for cover as gunfire erupted.
  • Witnesses said argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says.
  • About 1,500 people attended the event in the small town, which usually has a population of just a few hundred people, OSBI says.
  • No one has been arrested, the agency says; no arrests have been made; no other details of those injured.