Pregnant woman, 7 others injured in Oklahoma City shooting after NBA playoff game, police say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Police investigate a shooting scene near Reno Avenue and Mickey Mantle Drive following the Oklahoma City vs. Los Angeles NBA playoff game early morning, Tuesday, May 22

/ AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Sarah Phipps

(CBS/AP) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Authorities said gunshots rang out while thousands of people left an NBA playoff game Monday night between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers. The shooting injured eight people in downtown Oklahoma City, CBS affiliate News 9 reports.

Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Lara O'Leary said seven people were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds after the melee. A pregnant woman was also taken to the hospital after allegedly being kicked during the scuffle.

The pregnant woman and six of the gunshot victims are in good condition, O'Leary said. However, one person is in critical condition.

Police Capt. Dexter Nelson told The Associated Press that a scuffle quickly turned ugly Monday night in a crowd of people walking toward the Bricktown district, a popular nightlife area.

There have been no arrests and no one was in custody as of Tuesday morning, according to The Oklahoman.

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by thewatcherone May 22, 2012 6:31 PM EDT: Even LA fans don't shoot up outside of the Staples Center after many Championship wins, what's wrong with you Oklahoma?; Reply to this comment

by AlanThinks May 22, 2012 11:49 AM EDT

Thank you NRA, for making America safer.

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by tking2505 May 22, 2012 12:02 PM EDT: Yes, because ignorant people who take guns to basketball games have nothing to do with this. Way to ignore the real issue, loser.


by toastman1 May 22, 2012 12:10 PM EDT: You should probably blame MTV.


by Johnson-4 May 22, 2012 12:41 PM EDT: NRA members are the most law abiding and safest gun owners on the planet. I defy you to find that any of the idiots involved have any association with the NRA. I would blame the culture of professional athletes (Gilbert Arenas, Plaxico Burress, etc.) more than the NRA.