A late-night confrontation in Ponca City turned deadly early Sunday, ending with a 24-year-old man dead in the street and two suspects hauled off to jail after a brief standoff, according to police. Officers said they found the victim, later identified as Patrick Warrior, lying in the roadway near South 10th Street and East Drummond Avenue. He was taken to Integris Ponca City, where he was pronounced dead.
Witnesses told detectives the men repeatedly beat Warrior and stomped on his head. When bystanders tried to call police, one of the suspects allegedly opened fire in their direction. No additional injuries were reported in that exchange, but the violence did not end there.
A tactical team was called in and moved on a nearby home tied to the case. Officers removed an adult witness and a child from the residence before taking two people into custody after what police described as a short standoff.
Police say murder charges are coming
The Ponca City Police Department identified the suspects as 19-year-old Alegandro Campos and 21-year-old Samuel Campos. Both were arrested and taken to the Ponca City Police Department, according to KOKH.
Authorities told KOKH the pair will be charged with the murder of Patrick Warrior, and that “multiple other felony charges” are expected as investigators sort through the evidence and witness accounts.
Deadly week for Ponca City
The killing came on the heels of an early-morning shooting in the North Sunset neighborhood earlier in the week, a separate incident local reporters covered and early morning gunfire rocks North Sunset reported. City police and county investigators are still processing evidence and interviewing witnesses as they work to build a clear timeline for both scenes.
How the public can help
The Ponca City Police Department is asking anyone with information, photos, or video related to the case to contact investigators. The department lists its non-emergency line as 580-767-0370, according to the Ponca City Police Department.
Detectives are urging residents to preserve any potential evidence, including phone or doorbell camera footage, and to avoid disturbing areas that might be important to the ongoing investigation.
