In the early morning hours of April 30, 2023, 31-year-old Zyron Deonte Owens was killed in a shooting at the Shoppes at Quail Springs parking lot on Memorial Road in northwest Oklahoma City. Police say an unknown person opened fire about 2:19 a.m. as patrons were leaving an establishment. Owens died of gunshot wounds at the scene; three other people—Evan Phillips, 29, Devontae Green, 21, and Tycia Britton, 20—suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospitals by private vehicles.

The Oklahoma City Police Department labeled the case its 28th homicide of the year and has appealed for tips, but no suspects had been identified or arrested as of the latest update. Born February 23, 1992, Owens worked in the oil and gas industry, attended Ulysses S. Grant High School and Oklahoma City Community College, and is remembered by family as a devoted father to his daughter Zora and a joyful presence who loved dancing.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the homicide tip line.