Incident Summary

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, around 9:10 p.m., 15-year-old Alexander Puentes was fatally shot at a church-based community outreach event at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, located near 31st Street and 129th East Avenue in East Tulsa Reddit+9KOCO+9news9.com+9.
According to authorities, Puentes had been in an earlier dispute with another teenage attendee. Later, after the event ended, an adult in his 20s—allegedly called by the other teen—arrived with a firearm and shot Alexander during the confrontation news9.com. Puentes died in the hospital from a gunshot wound to the stomach.
The Tulsa Police Department has identified the suspect and is actively searching for him, although no arrest had been made at the time of the report KOCO.

📢 Official Response

The Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma issued a statement expressing deep grief and announcing a Mass of Healing and Peace to be held at the church on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 7 p.m. for the community and the victim’s family news9.com.
Captain Richard Meulenberg of the Tulsa Police Department emphasized the senseless escalation of violence among youth and urged community involvement to prevent future tragedies 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa+2news9.com+2WFTV+2.

Detail	Information
Victim	Alexander Puentes, 15 years old
Location	St. Thomas More Catholic Church, East Tulsa
Date & Time	Sunday, July 27, 2025, around 9:10 p.m.
Circumstance	Follow-up on an earlier teen dispute; involved adult shooter
Current Status	Suspect identified, still at large at time of reporting
Community Action	Mass of Healing and Peace scheduled on July 29 at 7 p.m.

Reporters note this was not a random act: the confrontation stemmed from a prior disagreement, and the suspected shooter appears to have been intentionally summoned by someone involved in the dispute news9.com+22 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa+2KOCO+2KOCOtulsaworld.com+2news9.com+2KOCO+2.
This incident underscores growing concerns around youth violence and gun access among minors and young adults in Tulsa—a theme Tulsa authorities have repeatedly urged the community to confront collectively thealbanygazette.com+15news9.com+15Reddit+15.