Seventeen-year-old William Jackson, a Black male, was shot and killed on June 8, 2024, inside a convenience store near Wilshire Boulevard and Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. The slaying happened just before noon and was the city’s 37th homicide that year. Reports say an altercation between Jackson and several other people escalated and gunfire followed; officers arriving on scene found Jackson deceased.

Police pursued tips and reviewed surveillance footage in the days after the shooting. On June 13, 2024, authorities arrested 18-year-old Carnell Matheri in connection with the killing, and he was charged with first-degree murder.

If anyone was at the store that day or has information about the confrontation that led to William Jackson’s death, please come forward to investigators.