On the evening of January 30, 2025, 23-year-old Dylan Axlexander Wade was shot and killed at Terrace Park near 25th and Memorial in Tulsa. Wade, a white male born October 12, 2001, was in a red Hyundai with another person at about 9:55 p.m. when a single gunshot struck him in the shoulder. The companion told police he was handling a pistol and accidentally discharged it, not realizing it was loaded. That person immediately rendered aid and called 911; Wade was taken to a hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Because the other person involved is a tribal member, the case was transferred to federal authorities under the McGirt ruling, with the FBI and federal prosecutors taking over the investigation to decide whether charges should be filed. No suspect identity has been released and no immediate arrest was made; authorities described the shooting as accidental. Wade had returned to Tulsa in December 2024 and worked at his family’s restaurant, Ike’s Chili. Does anyone who knew Dylan or who was near Terrace Park that night have information to share?