US EditionOklahoma Man Charged with Fatal Shooting of Woman During Backyard Target Practice
Cody Wayne Adams faces first-degree manslaughter charges after firing about 20 rounds with a Glock 45 that fatally wounded an elderly woman on her porch, authorities said.
- On Dec. 25, 2025, Cody Wayne Adams, 33, allegedly shot and killed Sandra Phelps while target practicing in Comanche, Oklahoma, where she was holding a child on a covered porch.
- With no suitable backstop behind his property, Cody Wayne Adams, 33, told deputies he was shooting a Glock 45 at a Red Bull can he bought for Christmas about 0.3 miles from the victim's home, the affidavit says.
- Phelps reportedly said `ouch` and collapsed after commenting on a new gun, according to the affidavit; first responders found a gunshot wound to her right upper arm entering her chest cavity.
- His next court dates include Feb. 2, 2026, and a Feb. 26 preliminary hearing, with $100,000 bond set during his initial court appearance, records show.
- Investigators canvassed surrounding homes and found only Adams' lacked a suitable backstop, recovering a struck Red Bull can and ceramic tile; neighbors heard about 20 rounds Thursday, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence reported over 400 accidental deaths in 2023.
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By Hanna Park, CNN A man from Oklahoma who was shooting with a freshly purchased gun in the backyard of his house on Christmas Day is charged with shooting and killing a woman who was sitting on the porch of his house, a few blocks away, with a child in her arms, authorities said. Cody Wayne Adams, 33, was arrested on Thursday night on suspicion of manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the shooting, as recorded in court records. He…
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Oklahoma man doing target practice in his backyard accused of fatally shooting woman blocks away
The victim was on a covered front porch with family members at a residence in Comanche, Oklahoma, when she was shot, according to the probable cause affidavit.
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A man from Oklahoma was charged with manslaughter in the first degree after allegedly shooting a woman a few blocks from his home while shooting in his backyard. The woman, Sandra Phelps, was sitting on a covered porch with her family on Christmas Day, with a child in her arms, when the group heard shots fired north of the residence, according to an affidavit. “Sandra commented that someone had received a new gun for Christmas, and soon afterwar…
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