Michael Andrew Noyes, a 33-year-old White man from Chouteau, Oklahoma, was killed on June 5, 2022. The death occurred in the early morning at Three Fingers Bay, south of Chouteau, after an altercation between Michael and his brother escalated into a heated argument.

The gun discharged and Michael Noyes was fatally wounded. The teenager said he intended only to separate the men and wasn’t paying attention to where the weapon was aimed when it went off; the incident has been described as a tragic accident.

The Mayes County Sheriff’s Department took the 14-year-old into custody and he was initially charged with murder. The District Attorney later dropped the murder charge, citing a need for further investigation into the circumstances.

If anyone has information about what happened at Three Fingers Bay that morning, please share what is known.