Ashley Lynn Rice was 29 when she was killed on October 1, 2021, after being struck by a stray bullet outside a business in northeast Oklahoma City. Officers found her shortly before 4:45 p.m. near the Checkers convenience store at Northeast 13th Street and North Lottie Avenue; she was taken to a hospital and later died from her injury. Early reports described Rice as an innocent bystander hit in the face during an exchange of gunfire between two men who were not identified at the scene.

Investigators interviewed witnesses and sought surveillance footage to determine who fired and why. Initially there were no suspects in custody. On December 7, 2021, police and U.S. Marshals arrested 18-year-old Tavion Edwards; he was charged with murder in connection with Rice’s death. Did anyone in northeast Oklahoma City see or record the shooting near Checkers on October 1, 2021?