A 46-year-old man was shot and killed in an Arby's parking lot in north Tulsa on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after what police say was a road rage confrontation.

Tulsa police officers responded around 4:35 p.m. to the Arby's near East Admiral Place and North Sheridan Road, where they found two people with gunshot wounds, the department said in a post on X. Both were taken to the hospital.

Michael Williams, 46, was shot multiple times and died from the shooting. A 31-year-old woman who was a passenger in Williams' car was shot once and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 20-year-old Dezmin Day, fled the scene before officers arrived. Witnesses helped police identify the SUV he was driving, and officers found Day driving near OSU-Tulsa in downtown Tulsa about 10 minutes later. They initiated a traffic stop and took him into custody without incident.

Officers searched Day's SUV and found a pistol under the driver's seat. The gun's serial number had been filed off, according to police.

What surveillance video showed

Surveillance video from the area shows Day pulling into the Arby's parking lot and blocking in Williams, who was parked in a space, police said. Williams got out of his car unarmed to confront Day.

Day then shot Williams multiple times. He also fired at Williams' passenger after she got out of the car.

Homicide detectives interviewed Day, who told them the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident between him and one of the victims. Police have not said what preceded the confrontation in the parking lot.

Investigators were still reviewing security footage as of Tuesday evening, and it remained unclear whether Day fired the shots from inside his vehicle or also exited it, KTUL reported.

Charges filed

Day was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on complaints of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The charges are allegations; Day has not been convicted.

Tulsa police Capt. Richard Meulenberg told KJRH that younger people making violent, irrational decisions is among the department's biggest concerns.

"One of the biggest struggles we have in our society, in our community, is people that are not making rational decisions and they're younger," Meulenberg said.

No court date for Day has been announced.