Early on Sunday, January 11, 2026, a confrontation outside the Wyndham Grand Hotel near Broadway and Sheridan in downtown Oklahoma City left 22-year-old Sunjun July dead. July, a Black male working as a CLEET certified security guard, was found in the hotel parking lot with a gunshot wound just before 2:40 a.m., taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. A coworker was pistol-whipped during the same altercation and later treated and released.

According to investigators, the incident began when a group of juveniles entered the hotel lobby and were asked to leave. The situation moved to the parking lot, where a physical fight involved at least one juvenile and the two hotel employees. During that struggle a suspect reportedly drew a handgun and fired, striking July. Authorities say the suspect also accidentally shot himself in the leg, fled on foot, and was located and taken into custody a short time later. A 16-year-old, Warren Colbert, was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a complaint of murder after receiving medical treatment for the self-inflicted wound.

SunJun Luke July was remembered for his school activities and plans for a career in dentistry, and for his love of dogs, anime and sports. Does anyone have information about this confrontation or witnesses who were in the hotel that night?