Tulsa's Juneteenth Festival Shooting: MaKayla Glenn Reflects on Chaotic Moments During Community Celebration

News On 6's MaKayla Glenn offers her perspective after attending the Juneteenth celebration in Tulsa's Greenwood District, and hearing gunshots and seeing the chaos after a shooting that left one person dead and 7 more hurt Saturday night.

Sunday, June 22nd 2025, 8:04 pm

By: MaKayla Glenn, Erin Conrad

TULSA, Okla. -

What started as a fun, lively evening at a Tulsa event quickly turned into chaos when gunshots were heard, sending people scrambling for cover.

The event included a 5K run, community discussions, and live music, drawing a crowd ready to enjoy a positive night out.

"The theme this year was a family reunion, and it definitely felt like that," said News On 6 reporter Michaela Glenn.

Glenn was there with friends and said the atmosphere was upbeat and full of energy until around 10 p.m., when everything changed.

She and her boyfriend heard multiple gunshots and, like many others, instinctively dropped to the ground.

“It was just a scary feeling,” she said. "An eerie feeling."

MaKayla Glenn

MaKayla Glenn is an Emmy-nominated journalist. She started with News On 6 in August 2022.

Erin Conrad

Erin Conrad joined the News On 6 team in 2014 as a general assignment reporter and quickly fell in love with Tulsa. After leaving in 2018 Erin happily rejoined the team in April of 2024. Erin has contributed to the reporting of two major stories that earned KOTV two Murrow Awards. You can now find her anchoring on weekends and reporting during the week.