Man dies from slashed throat in OKC street fight

-- Homicide #27 for the City of Okla City in 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — A street fight between several people resulted in a man dying from having his throat slashed. And one has been arrested and booked for murder.

Maalik Carter, 24, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after sustaining wounds in the fight.

Oklahoma City Police say the fight occurred around the intersection of N.W. 8th St. and N. Virginia Avenue, on the edge of the Metro Park neighborhood.

Later in the day, Friday, detectives arrested, interviewed, and booked the suspect into the Oklahoma County Detention Center.

Algernon Reed, 63, was booked on a second-degree murder complaint. Bond was denied.

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Algernon Reed booking pic – OCDC

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Note: As of publication, the information provided by the OKCPD has not yet been tested in court. Under the law, all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty before a jury of their peers or a plea of guilt.


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