A Fairview mother and son continue to recover after surviving a quadruple shooting that left two other family members dead. Now, a local jiu-jitsu community in Enid is stepping up to help support their long road to healing.
Thirteen-year-old Drake Archuletta had only been attending jiu-jitsu classes for a few months, but quickly became part of the tight-knit gym family. His coach, Dylan Smith, says Drake immediately stood out.
"He's a great kid, always smiling, very driven," Smith said. "When he started jiu-jitsu, he instantly fell in love with it."
Drake was a regular at practice three nights a week; his parents, David and Laura Archuletta, made the 45-minute drive to get him to class.
"They were here consistently," Smith recalled. "Mom and Dad sat over here weekly at every practice.