On the evening of July 10, 2024, 34-year-old Isai Vera was found with a gunshot wound at the Executive Inn motel near Southwest 34th Street and the Interstate 35 service road in Oklahoma City. Vera, described as a Hispanic male, was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified 16-year-old Jenabel Acevedo as a person of interest; she was believed to have been with Vera and to have fled the scene in a vehicle with at least one other person. Acevedo was later located and booked into the county juvenile detention center on a complaint of felony murder. Court documents allege that 22-year-old Alexander Ferrel drove two male juveniles to the motel, and that Ferrel and the two juveniles forced entry into Vera’s room, which led to the shooting. Ferrel is also linked in documents to a separate alleged stabbing of a roommate.

Authorities say this shooting was tied to a wider crime spree involving carjackings and police pursuits across the metro over several days. The investigation into the full scope of that spree and each person’s role remains ongoing. If anyone has information about Vera, the motel encounter, or the other incidents described, please come forward.