In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm outside the Harkins Theater in the Bricktown entertainment district, tragically ending the life of 18-year-old Lyric Lewis. The young woman, a recent high school graduate, was with a group of people near the movie theater around 11:45 p.m. on June 24, 2025, when the shooting occurred.
In the immediate aftermath, she was rushed to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, but her injuries proved fatal, and she was pronounced dead. The incident marked the city's 36th homicide of the year.
The investigation into the senseless act of violence revealed that Lyric was likely not the intended target. According to court documents, the incident unfolded as a red pickup truck stopped near the theater. A man, later identified as 32-year-old Devin Stallings, exited the vehicle and fired into the crowd of people, striking Lyric. Witnesses saw the gunman flee the scene in the truck immediately after the shooting. Police were able to track down the vehicle, which was registered to Stallings' parents, leading to his arrest. A juvenile was also taken into custody in connection with the crime.
Lyric's father, DeAndre Lewis, described his daughter as a protector and a light to those around her, a young woman with a long life ahead of her. He spoke of the indescribable heartbreak of learning his daughter was gone. Friends and family took to social media to express their grief and share memories of Lyric, remembering her as a person who would be deeply missed. The motive for the shooting remained unclear to investigators as they pieced together the events that led to the tragic death of a young woman who, by all accounts, was an innocent bystander.
