On the evening of November 15, 2025, Ralead Juan Rex-Dean, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot and later died after being taken to OU Medical Center. Authorities say the shooting occurred about 5:30 p.m. near Southeast 57th Street and Bodine Drive in southeast Oklahoma City and believe it happened during an attempted robbery.

Police located and arrested 18-year-old Christopher Upchurch that same evening at a residence in southeast Oklahoma City. He was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center and is facing charges including first-degree murder and possession of a firearm after a previous conviction. The slaying was listed as Oklahoma City’s 61st homicide for 2025.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Homicide Tip-Line.