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August 16, 2002
Man, 22, dies after shooting near Catoosa
By Bob Doucette
The Oklahoman

CATOOSA — An argument over stereo equipment ended in shooting Thursday
between a Wagoner County homeowner and four others. One man later died.

Four people went to the home of Randy White, 19, and began arguing with
him about stereo equipment they thought he had, said Kym Koch, Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman.

The argument started outside White’s home, six miles east of Catoosa.
White told authorities that he went inside his house when a man outside
threw a whiskey bottle through his front window. He also claims that he
saw a gun poking through the shattered pane.

White said he then fired out the window with his shotgun, prompting one
of those outside to fire back with a pistol, Koch said. The four then
fled.

White was uninjured. But one of the four, Eric Mason, 22, suffered a
fatal gunshot wound.

They drove with Mason about five miles south of the White’s home when
their car overheated. They stopped a passer- by, who then called for
help. By the time an ambulance arrived, Mason had died.

Police arrested two of his friends — James Woodward, 19, and Curtis W.
Stice, age unknown — and jailed them on complaints of first-degree
murder.

They are still looking for a 16- year-old boy who was with them during
the shooting. Police also are seeking the pistol that was fired at
White. Authorities did not release the teenager’s name.
White has not been arrested, Koch said.

“At this point, they’re not looking at pressing charges against the homeowner.”