Two suspects in deadly Taft Memorial Day weekend shooting turn selves in, OSBI says
Sharika Bowler was shot and killed at the music festival, which had 1,500 people attending
Sharika Bowler was shot and killed at the music festival, which had 1,500 people attending
Sharika Bowler was shot and killed at the music festival, which had 1,500 people attending
Two suspects who were wanted in connection with the May 29 murder of Sharika Bowler turned themselves in Thursday night, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.
Gervorise Warrior, 19, and Kashaun Jackson, 18, both of Muskogee, were wanted on felony arrest warrants in connection with Bowler’s murder, OSBI said.
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On May 31, OSBI special agents arrested Kendall Alexander, 25, at his home in Muskogee. The Muskogee Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms assisted with the arrest. Skyler Buckner, 26, turned himself in to the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office on May 29. Warrior, Jackson, Alexander and Buckner are all charged with one count of murder in the first degree and eight counts of shooting with intent to kill.
They are being held in the Muskogee County Jail on no-bond warrants.
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Bowler was killed in a shooting on May 29 at a Memorial Day event with 1,500 people attending. The festival took place in the Old City Square in Taft. Witnesses say just after midnight there was an argument and then gunfire erupted. Eight other people were injured in the shooting. Their ages ranged from 9 to 56. The injured sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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