Police make three arrests in connection to OKC food hall shooting in May
Oklahoma City police have made three arrests in connection with a May 5 shooting near The Collective.
The shooting ― which seriously wounded four people and injured at least five more ― occurred outside the food hall in Oklahoma City's Midtown, where people had gathered for a Cinco de Mayo celebration and to watch an Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game against the Denver Nuggets. According to police, investigators learned there was a fight outside of the restaurant between a female suspect and two other patrons.
As detailed in arrest affidavits written by police, detectives learned from shooting victims that the 23-year-old woman was heard calling her boyfriend claiming that she had been jumped and that "she was going to have her man come over and shoot the spot up."
About five minutes after the phone call, the boyfriend, 25, pulled up in a red Hyundai Sonata with another man, and shots were fired at the crowd, according to the affidavits.
The Oklahoman is not naming the three people because they have not been formally charged.
More: Police searching for answers after shooting near OKC food hall: Everything we know so far
Affidavits also show that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Moore and was later found burned near Interstate 240 Service Road just west of Bryant Avenue on May 7.
After the shooting, the woman's boyfriend was stopped in traffic in Moore on May 12 and was arrested on weapon charges, according to Oklahoma City police.
Detectives later learned the names of the other two people during the investigation, and both were taken into custody on June 3, almost a full month after the shooting occurred.
The boyfriend was already in violation of his probation after pleading guilty in 2024 to assault and battery with a deadly weapon and was taken into federal custody May 23, jail spokesman Mark Opgrande said.
The suspects face a range of accusations, including multiple complaints of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, use of a vehicle to facilitate a shooting, third-degree arson and destroying evidence. Online court records do not list attorneys for any of the three in the case.
Immediately after the shooting, The Collective provided shelter to people who were injured while first responders were coming to the property.
"People were running in to The Collective and the staff was getting them in, making sure they were staying as safe as possible in there," said Nathan Wiewel, a spokesperson for The Collective. "The staff at The Collective were treating them, making sure that they were as safe as possible, making sure that responders could get to them."
As the shooting fell on May 5, the food hall was hosting a Cinco de Mayo event and had additional security due to anticipated crowds.
The recent shooting outside The Collective seemed to echo an incident from 2012 when eight people were hurt from gunfire in Oklahoma City's Bricktown. A crowd of thousands had been watching a Thunder-Lakers playoff game on the jumbotron outside the arena in Thunder Alley when the 2012 shooting occurred, which led to officials shutting down the large outdoor watch parties.
It turned out that the 2012 shooting was not directly tied to the game but was the result of a dispute between two groups of people on the street. As far as the May 2025 incident outside The Collective, however, police said they do not know what caused the fight between the women ahead of the shooting but said they would continue investigating.
"These swift arrests highlight the tireless work of our investigators and our commitment to keeping Oklahoma City safe," police said in a news release June 4.
In the meantime, The Collective is now operational again after almost a month of recovery.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Police arrest three in relation to May shooting at OKC food hall
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