Serenity Sandra Renee Burton was an 18-year-old high-school senior from Oklahoma City who was fatally shot inside a Moore apartment in the early morning of November 22, 2025. Moore police say officers responded about 4 a.m. to reports of gunfire at an apartment complex on South Eastern Avenue near Main Street; Serenity was found dead and a male victim wounded and taken to hospital.

Authorities identify 34-year-old roommate Deante Hawthorne as the person who opened fire inside the Lyons Estates apartment, then fled in a stolen vehicle. Police say the shooting was the first event in a hours-long crime spree across the Oklahoma City metro that included carjackings, other shootings, at least one additional death, a high-speed pursuit and an officer-involved shooting in which Hawthorne was later killed after a crash and confrontation with officers. Moore and Oklahoma City police are treating Serenity’s death as part of those linked investigations.

Online obituaries say Serenity was born November 16, 2007, in Great Falls, Montana, was enrolled at Epic Charter School and had recently started a new job; family describe her as ambitious and planning to become a pediatric nurse. Her family has been raising funds for her funeral and speaking publicly about their grief.

Did anyone in the Moore or Oklahoma City area know Serenity or see anything on November 22 that could help clarify the timeline?