Lawton Fort Sill Freedom Festival taking pictures: Officers reply to experiences of fireworks and gunfire, particular person in custody

Despite the taking pictures, nonetheless, the occasion continued. No accidents have been reported.

What we all know up to now

The Lawton Police Department wrote on Facebook, “On June 28, 2025, Lawton Police rapidly responded to experiences of fireworks and doable gunfire on the Freedom Festival in Elmer Thomas Park. One particular person was taken into custody, and the occasion continued safely with no accidents reported.”

Several Facebook posts additionally confirmed the taking pictures. A consumer shared a video on the Facebook web page Lawton Grapevine, exhibiting folks operating amid chaos. “Shooting on the park,” the publish is captioned.

Another consumer stated, “This is simply so ridiculous. You go to an occasion to have enjoyable and to be with the neighborhood after which folks simply begin taking pictures. It’s loopy.”

One witness wrote, “Seriously!! You can’t even watch fireworks together with your infants anymore with out some silly a** pos taking pictures a gun!! We seen everybody operating and I finished accessed pushed my 7 yr previous and eight yr previous underneath a pickup truck and my 8 month previous toddler and husband by a truck after I didn’t hear one other shot they ran… i couldnt discover my neice for second, scariest momentt of my life….folks man my kids may have been harm. I hate this world.”