On October 18, 2024, 32-year-old Jared Beach was shot and killed after a disagreement with a friend in the Holiday Shores area west of Grove, in the Copeland, Oklahoma community. The two men were known to one another, and officials say the dispute escalated into deadly violence.

Authorities arrested 35-year-old Adam Levi Cole of Baxter Springs in connection with Beach’s death. Cole was booked into the Delaware County jail on a charge of first-degree murder and is being held without bond pending legal proceedings. The specifics of the argument that led to the shooting have not been released.

The community is left processing the loss and the fact that friends were involved. If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about what happened that day, please come forward.