Luis Manuel Lopez, 29, was shot and killed in the early hours of Monday, September 1, 2025, at a residence in the 4700 block of West Park Place in Oklahoma City, near Northwest 10th Street and Meridian Avenue. Officers were dispatched after reports of a shooting and found Lopez with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:25 a.m.

Police say Lopez had been involved in a verbal or physical altercation with a 30-year-old man named Devin Cartwright. Cartwright remained at the scene and was taken into custody by responding officers; after an interview with detectives he was arrested and booked on a complaint of murder. The Oklahoma City Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances that led to the fatal confrontation.

Lopez is remembered by family as a devoted son and brother who loved music and had recently completed the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon with his mother cheering him on. If anyone was at or near West Park Place that night or has information about the altercation, please share what is known.