The Norman Police Department has arrested four people in connection to a shooting that led to the death of an OU student at Willowbrook Apartments in Norman.
Police arrested 20-year-old Tyrek Ladarius Turner, 19-year-old Armani Ashanti Morgan and two unnamed 17-year-old males on a complaint of first degree murder.
UPDATE: NPD arrests two 17YO males, 20YO Tyrek Turner & 19YO Armani Morgan in connection to the murder of 20YO Nathaniel Ewing pic.twitter.com/JDz6EWjQsE
— Norman Police (@normanokpd) April 26, 2017
Sarah Jensen, NPD public safety information officer, said in an email that it is up to a judge to determine if the two 17-year-olds will be charged as adults, and until that time, their names will be withheld.
Police found Nathaniel Ewing, a 20-year-old sophomore at OU, just before 11 p.m. Sunday night in the parking lot of the apartment complex with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Ewing died at a local hospital Monday – his birthday. Witnesses said he and another person were the targets of an attempted robbery at the complex.
OU President David Boren said the university offers condolences to Ewing's family in a statement.
"We are saddened by the tragic loss of one of our OU family members. Our sympathy and prayers go out to the student’s family and loved ones during this very difficult time," Boren said in the statement. "The Norman Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding his passing, and the university has asked to be kept informed."
This article was updated at 6:19 p.m. to include more information about Turner and Ewing. It was updated again at 6:43 p.m. to include a comment from Jensen.
This article was corrected at 5:24 p.m. April 27 to delete information about Turner being a student at OU in the past. OU press secretary Matt Epting told The Daily that OU has no record of Turner's enrollment at the university.
