Man was cleaning loaded gun when he accidentally shot, killed friend, MWC police say

Police on Monday identified a man who killed in an accidental shooting over the weekend in Midwest City.According to police, a man, later identified as 21-year-old Joshua Allen, was playing video games inside a mobile home when he was shot and killed Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 4:41 p.m. at Village Oaks Trailer Park, near Southeast 29th Street and Post Road, Lot 14, and found Allen dead from a single gunshot to the chest, police said. The 911 caller said, “I need an ambulance fast, my brother was messing with a gun and it went off, accidentally hitting his best friend,” according to police. According to several witnesses inside the trailer, a man living at home was cleaning/clearing a semi-automatic handgun when it accidentally discharged and struck Allen.“This is still an active case but at this time, all evidence indicates the shooting was not intentional—an unfortunate, tragic event while mishandling a loaded firearm,” Chief Brandon Clabes said.Investigators will present the fact of the case to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office for review and any possible criminal charges.

Police on Monday identified a man who killed in an accidental shooting over the weekend in Midwest City.

According to police, a man, later identified as 21-year-old Joshua Allen, was playing video games inside a mobile home when he was shot and killed Sunday afternoon.


Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 4:41 p.m. at Village Oaks Trailer Park, near Southeast 29th Street and Post Road, Lot 14, and found Allen dead from a single gunshot to the chest, police said.

The 911 caller said, “I need an ambulance fast, my brother was messing with a gun and it went off, accidentally hitting his best friend,” according to police.

According to several witnesses inside the trailer, a man living at home was cleaning/clearing a semi-automatic handgun when it accidentally discharged and struck Allen.

“This is still an active case but at this time, all evidence indicates the shooting was not intentional—an unfortunate, tragic event while mishandling a loaded firearm,” Chief Brandon Clabes said.

Investigators will present the fact of the case to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office for review and any possible criminal charges.

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