Jalen Jawun Ware was 23 and a resident of Oklahoma City when he was shot and killed on the night of Friday, July 17, 2015. According to investigators, Ware was driving along Northeast 79th Place around 10:40 p.m. when multiple suspects opened fire on his vehicle during what police believed was an attempted robbery. His vehicle stopped near 713 NE 79th Place; he was found with serious gunshot wounds, transported to a hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police later identified and arrested two men at a home in the 800 block of Katherine Place, charging 18-year-old D’angelo E. Brack and 24-year-old Cordelro Adams with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Funeral services were held at Greater First Deliverance Temple, and Ware was buried at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Spencer. He is remembered in memorials as a son, father and entrepreneur.

If anyone knew Jalen or has information about the events that night, please share what you remember.