One person was shot late Monday night near North Kate Avenue and Northeast 14th Street in Oklahoma City, suffering a wound that officials said is not considered life-threatening. Oklahoma City police responded to the scene and are investigating what led to the gunfire, though no suspect has been identified.
Police have not released information about what sparked the shooting, according to News 9, which reported the incident as a developing story with crews still working the scene to learn more. The outlet did not specify whether the victim was taken to a hospital. OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center is home to Oklahoma's only adult Level 1 trauma center as well as Oklahoma Children's Hospital, per OU Health.
The stretch of North Kate Avenue and Northeast 14th Street falls within the patrol footprint of the Oklahoma City Police Department's Springlake Division, which operates from a facility it shares with Station 18 on N. Prospect Avenue, according to the City of Oklahoma City. That division is one of four geographic units the department relies on to manage patrol and emergency dispatch across a city that extends across more than 620 square miles with an authorized force of 1,169 uniformed officers and 300 civilian staff.
Part of a Wider Cluster of NE OKC Gunfire
Part of a Wider Cluster of NE OKC Gunfire
Monday's shooting adds to a run of firearm incidents that have rattled Northeast Oklahoma City in recent weeks. Approximately three days earlier, police responded to an overnight vehicle-to-vehicle shooting near NE 8th Street and North Martin Luther King Avenue just after midnight Friday, and before that, a foot-shooting victim survived gunfire at a house party near NE 10th Street, both detailed in earlier Hoodline reporting on the vehicle shooting near MLK Boulevard and the house-party shooting. No arrests were announced in either case.
Local Violence Trends Offer Mixed Picture
The cluster of shootings comes even as citywide homicide numbers have trended downward. Oklahoma City's homicide rate in 2025 was the city's ninth-lowest since 1990, according to municipal data reported by KFOR Oklahoma's News 4, with city leaders crediting community violence intervention programs for the multi-year decline. Statewide, Oklahoma's crime trends provide additional context.
Still, Oklahoma's overall firearm mortality rate sits at roughly 20.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, about 40% higher than the national average of 14.4 per 100,000, according to violent safety research cited by Omnilert. Oklahoma consistently ranks among the top states for gun deaths per capita, and under the state's permitless carry law enacted in 2019, most adults 21 and older who can legally own firearms may carry them openly or concealed without a permit or background-check license.
Potential Charges If a Suspect Is Found
Should investigators identify and arrest a shooter, potential charges would depend on the facts and applicable law; see Justia Law. Parole eligibility would likewise depend on the applicable law and sentence.
For now, the shooting near N. Kate Avenue remains an open investigation, with police yet to release a motive or name a suspect. Hoodline will continue to follow the case as Oklahoma City police provide updates.
