The victim in a Monday morning shooting in Dewey is identified.
Dewey Police have identified the victim as 20-year-old Chance Smith. Police officers discovered Smith suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Monday morning when they responded to a report of gunfire near the intersection of 9th Street and Creek Avenue. Smith was transported by Bartlesville EMS to Jane Phillips Medical Center and later transferred to a hospital in Tulsa for surgery. He is currently recovering from his injuries.
Police have arrested a suspect in the case. 20-year-old Stephan Tre Powell of Bartlesville is currently being held in the Washington County Correctional Facility on charges of shooting with intent to kill, reckless conduct with a firearm and possession of a firearm while committing a felony. Police have not identified a motive in the shooting.
