Two dead, five injured in shootings at two Little Rock locations, police say

Written by on March 27, 2023

Two dead, five injured in shootings at two Little Rock locations, police say
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(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Two people were killed and five were injured in a pair of shootings in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday evening, local police said.

Little Rock Police officials said they’d opened a homicide investigation after the shootings, which happened within moments of each other along Asher Avenue. It was initially unclear if the incidents were related, authorities said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Police said they were alerted at about 9:25 p.m. local time that two people were injured in a shooting near the intersection of Asher and University avenues.

“Moments later, near Asher Avenue and Adams Street, multiple people were shot resulting in two homicides,” officials said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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