Arrest Made in Greenwood Juneteenth Mass Shooting — Justice Moves Forward
While there may be more to Timetrious Moore’s story, he took a young father’s life and terrorized our entire community. How do we hold accountability without silencing communities?
I’ve always avoided publishing negative headlines with photos of Black individuals accused of crimes in The Black Wall Street Times.
White-led media have already stigmatized our community enough, as if violence doesn’t exist in theirs, too. But sometimes, tradition must be set aside.
While there may be more to Timetrious Moore’s story, he took a young father’s life and terrorized our entire community. Today, we had to make an exception, and I really hated doing it.
Authorities have identified and arrested 19-year-old Timetrious Moore in connection with the mass shooting that killed 22-year-old Isaiah Knight at the Juneteenth celebration in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood. Moore—and still-unidentified accomplice in the attack—have been linked to surveillance footage showing gunfire erupting into the crowd near the I‑244 underpass. Moore allegedly admitted to firing “one or two times,” and now faces a second-degree murder charge with bail set at $500,000 .
Why This Matters
Isaiah Knight was a young father, killed celebrating freedom and resilience in a place laden with historic significance.
An 80-year-old woman was also gravely wounded, a tragic reminder that violence spares no one.
The arrest focuses justice on one shooter—but police emphasize a second assailant is still at large.
Tulsa leaders' plan to enforce a downtown curfew for under-18s is under scrutiny, especially since both suspects are legal adults—a reminder that solutions must address root causes of gun violence.
We are relieved to see swift progress in this case—but what feels like justice for some still leaves a community fractured. Greenwood’s legacy of Black prosperity and liberation is a stark contrast to the violence that erupted during what should have been a day of hope.
We must ask ourselves:
How do we make our celebrations safe?
How do we hold accountability without silencing communities?
How do we rebuild not just spaces, but trust?
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Who are Timetrious Moore's people? His community? What are the resources--mental, physical, spiritual, financial--available to him. Are there programs to interrupt and destroy the 'cradle-to-cell' behaviors that are endemic in our communities? Can we use the tactics employed in the fight to exercise our right to vote? I'm thinking specifically of the Deacons for Defense and Justice who protected the Black communities against both individual white supremacists and uniformed personnel. We must take control of our educational institutions, our medical care facilities, and have a say in social media platforms that are unhealthy for our young people.