The Norman Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Asp Avenue at 11:29 p.m. Thursday. Once on scene, officers located one adult male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he remains in stable condition. The initial investigation into the incident revealed that the shooting stemmed from a disturbance at this location.
Officers responding to the area were able to quickly locate a suspect vehicle as it left the scene. A traffic stop was completed on the vehicle at 11:32 p.m. in the area of Apache Street and Santa Fe Avenue. Initially, a total of four individuals were taken into custody. Three of the four individuals have since been released after speaking with investigators.
The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Charles Cotton (DOB: 01/30/2000), was arrested and booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center Friday morning on a complaint of Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon.
The incident remains under investigation.