A beloved student and athlete at Douglas High School, 16-year-old Kayden Haywood was killed in a shooting on March 9, 2025. Officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 7200 block of NW 122nd Street at about 3:04 AM after reports of gunfire. While investigators were working the scene, Mercy Women’s Center on West Memorial Road reported that a private vehicle had brought in a gunshot victim. Haywood was that victim and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Officials have not released details about what led to the shooting, and no suspects had been identified or arrested in the immediate aftermath. The death was recorded as Oklahoma City’s 11th homicide of 2025. Oklahoma City Police homicide investigators are handling the case, and the school district provided crisis counselors for students and staff grieving the loss.

If anyone has information about Kayden’s death or was in the area that night, please share what you know with investigators.