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Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
NBA Finals shooting suspect arrested for injuring boy, 14, as Thunder fans celebrated title win
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. 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. Penn was not captured at the scene as Oklahoma City police have since explained that a search of the area failed to identify a suspect. Police caught a break two days later when they pulled over Penn near the Paycom Center and found him in illegal possession of a firearm. The Glock 9mm pistol was later found to have been the same weapon used in the June 22 shooting after it was entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. Following a lengthy investigation, a search warrant was executed at Penn's home in nearby Midwest city on Monday and he was subsequently placed under arrest. He later confessed to the shooting, according to the OKCPD, saying he was trying to help his cousin, who was being assaulted by several assailants. Penn admitted to firing into the crowd of his cousin's assailants, according to police. Cell phone data later confirmed Penn's presence in the area that night. The 14-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with a leg injury and was expected to fully recover. He told authorities at the time he did not know who shot him, according to court documents obtained by KOCO 5 News. The local Fox affiliate was setting up a post-game shot outside the arena when gunfire was heard in downtown Oklahoma City, according to a story on the network's website. A town of slightly more than 700,000 citizens, Oklahoma City has faced its share of street violence in recent years. In 2024, the city's homicide count jumped to a three-year high of 78. Gun violence has tarnished several recent championship parades in both the United States and Canada. In 2019, Toronto police arrested three suspects after four people were wounded in a shooting during the Raptors' NBA championship parade. More recently, in February of 2024, one person was killed and 22 others were wounded during a massing shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.
New York Post
07-08-2025
- New York Post
Police arrest suspect in shooting that injured teen after NBA Finals Game 7
A man was arrested Monday for shooting a 14-year-old boy after the Thunder won Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22, police said. The suspect, 20-year-old Kaziya Penn, was charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The shooting took place in Oklahoma City's Scissortail Park, causing a non-life threatening injury to the teenager. Advertisement 3 Oklahoma City police arrested Kaziya Penn for shooting a teen after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma City Police Department Penn fled the scene after the altercation, and police searched the area immediately following the incident but could not identify a suspect. Two days later, police pulled over Penn's vehicle for a traffic stop near the Thunder's Paycom Center just before 11 p.m., and arrested him for unlawful possession of a firearm. Advertisement When the gun, a Glock 43X 9mm pistol, was entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, the authorities realized it was the same weapon used in the June 22 shooting. The authorities executed a search warrant at Penn's Midwest City, Okla. home on Aug. 4, and took him into custody after what they called a 'lengthy investigation.' 3 Police responding to the June 22 shooting in Oklahoma City's Scissortail Park after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. KOCO 5 News After the shooting took place, police found the 14-year-old boy on the ground with a gunshot wound in his leg, according to court documents obtained by KOCO 5 News. Advertisement When he arrived at the hospital, the victim then told the authorities that he did not know why he was shot or who shot him, according to the court documents. In an interview with police, Penn confessed to the shooting and said he had been helping his cousin, who was being assaulted by other people and outnumbered, according to court documents. 3 A 14-year-old boy was shot in Oklahoma City's Scissortail Park after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. KOCO 5 News Advertisement Penn added that his cousin was being pursued, so he fired into the group of people coming at them. According to data from Penn's phone that was obtained, he was in the area of the shooting during Game 7.
