Body-worn camera footage remains the foundation of competing arguments regarding gunshots at a Choctaw High School football game on Aug. 25, 2023.

16-year-old Cordea Carter was shot and killed, and a girl was struck by a bullet. The criminal investigation to determine who shot those teens is ongoing, and police have not publicly named any suspects.

A responding Del City Police officer, working security for the away team, shot Demetrize Carter in the chest, who is now 45 years old.

Officers perceived a threat from Carter, who shares no relation to the 16-year-old Carter.

On Monday, Carter’s attorney, Billy Clark, announced a federal civil rights lawsuit against the individual officers, Del City Police and the city, and Choctaw Nicoma Park Schools.

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