Court Documents Reveal Motive For SE Oklahoma City Drive-By Shooting That Killed 9-Year-Old Boy

Justice for a metro boy killed in a drive-by shooting last October. Police said 9-year-old Dumarcus Fuller, Jr. was playing video games when the suspects fired into his southeast Oklahoma City home. Four men are behind bars for the child's death, and police said on Friday three of the suspects were arrested within the last two weeks.

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New court documents revealed the fatal shooting was retaliation for a stolen bag that contained guns and drugs. The intended target is alive, but the drive-by shooting took the life of an innocent boy.

“Rounds hit the house,” said Msgt. Gary Knight, Oklahoma City Police Department. “Unfortunately, one went through a window, struck him, killing him.”

Investigators noted in court documents that Sean Beals, 23, picked up and drove 25-year-old Michael Williams, 26-year-old Austin Parker, and Micah Knighten, 24, to shoot up a southeast Oklahoma City home last year. Police said the three passengers had firearms.

A man across the street described the heartbreaking scene. 

“The father came out and said his kid had been shot and I went down to talk to neighbors on the end who saw the car that left,” said Rodney Harvey, witness. “I was down there, and the father drove by and asked me to call 911.”

Beals was arrested first after investigators found camera footage of his car near the murder scene. Court documents indicated investigators pulled phone records of all four suspects showing they were in communication with each other before and after the murder. 

Police said Knighten messaged his girlfriend on social media telling her he wanted to see her because "u never...know if it's your last."

Two suspects fled the state following the fatal shooting. The U.S. Marshals Service recently located and arrested Williams in Little Rock, Arkansas, Parker in Denver, Colorado and Knighten in Midwest City.

The Oklahoma County District Attorney has charged all four suspects with first-degree murder.