Gerald Wayne Frederick was 38 when he was fatally stabbed late on the night of Friday, March 25, 2016. Born in November 1977 in Oklahoma City, he grew up on the city’s north side, attended John Marshall High, and later earned a GED and a welding certificate through Job Corps. Family and friends remembered him as rooted in his hometown and trained for steady, hands-on work.

Witnesses reported a group fight in the courtyard of the Dunjee Apartments (also called Fred Factory Garden Apartments) on the 3800 block of Dunjee Boulevard in Spencer, northeast of Oklahoma City. Frederick was stabbed during that confrontation. He and others left the complex in a private vehicle and went to the 1000 block of Spencer Road in Midwest City, where emergency crews then transported him toward a hospital. He was pronounced dead in the ambulance.

Police described the sequence of events and said they were searching for those involved; no arrest had been announced in initial reports. He was buried at Riverside Gardens Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Does anyone have information about the fight at the Dunjee Apartments or the people who were there that night?