DUNCAN, Okla_A love triangle
in Duncan ended
with one man dead and another in police custody. Duncan
police say 21 year old Bradley Lewis shot 19 year old Devon Edwards to death Wednesday
night at his home on North Cypress. They say Edwards
went to the house to see his ex-girlfriend but refused to leave. Lewis, the man his former girlfriend is now
dating, and Edwards got into an argument. That's when police say things quickly
spiraled out of control.
Police could
not comment on the details of how the confrontation turned violent. But, they
do say that there is a history of problems between Edwards and Lewis that
revolve around the woman involved. One of Lewis's friends, who did not want to
be identified, told me the tension between the two had been brewing for weeks.
Duncan police say an
unassuming house was the backdrop for a fatal love triangle, where a fight
between Bradley Lewis and Devon Edwards spiraled out of control. A friend of Lewis
said the tension a had reached boiling point
"The
reason that he has been coming to the house is because he had been trying to
get Bradley's girlfriend to get back with him. Bradley has been trying to get
him to go away for a couple of weeks now, threatening him because he kept
getting closer and closer and closer."
Both Duncan police and
neighbors said the scene after the shooting was chaotic. The house was filled
with police, emergency responders and both the families of Edwards and Lewis.
One witness said the families had to be separated because of rising tensions.
"They had
to keep folks away. When we got the call we had an individual in the house with
a firearm. He had told dispatch that he didn't have a gun. That it was laying
in the house. Responding police heard shots fired, someone down, they reacted
appropriately."
Detective Donny
Foraker said Edwards was taken to a hospital in Oklahoma City, where he died and Lewis was
taken into custody. He said when it comes to situations like this one, where
tension mounts over time, you can never predict the outcome.
"The
problem is you have someone that does want to act appropriately and someone
that does not want to act appropriately, legally and in a proper manner. You
have folks that lets their rage rule them for a few minutes and that's where
the problem is."
Detective Foraker said right now, they are still investigating what
happened and it is not clear whether or not Lewis will be charged.
We'll keep you updated.
