Taft (US), May 29 (AP) One person was killed and seven were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma, authorities said.

Two juveniles were among those shot at the Memorial Day event near Taft, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Tulsa, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

Also Read | Memorial Day 2022 in United States: Know Date, History, Significance and How the Observance Is Marked on the Last Monday of May.

Witnesses said an argument precluded the gunfire just after midnight, the agency said. No one has been arrested, it said.

About 1,500 people attended the event. Members of the Muskogee County Sheriff's Office were also in attendance and immediately began rendering aid, OSBI said.

Also Read | Nepal: Tara Air's 9 NAET Aircraft With 22 On Board, Including 4 Indians Found in Mustang.

The agency provided no other details including the conditions of those injured. The Muskogee County Sheriff's Office referred the Associated Press to OSBI for more information. A bureau spokeswoman has not responded to the AP's calls. (AP)

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)