LITTLE FLOCK -- A Lowell man is accused of shooting two people and barricading himself into an apartment that led to four-hour standoff with police early Friday morning.
Keylan Lee Osburn, 27, was being held in the Benton County Jail with no bond set Friday. Osburn was arrested in connection with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Police were called at 1 a.m. about a disturbance at Fairways at Lost Springs, off Dixieland Road, Little Flock Police Chief Jesse Martinez said.
Police were told shots were fired during a disturbance. Officers found two people who had been shot when they arrived and moved them to safety, Martinez said.
One person was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, and the other person was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Their names haven't been released.
Osburn barricaded himself in the apartment with a woman and two children, Martinez said.
The SWAT team and negotiators with the Benton County Sheriff's Office were also called to the scene.
Osburn released the woman and children within the first hour of the standoff, but he remained in the apartment, Martinez said.
Tear gas was fired into the apartment about 5 a.m. and Osburn came outside shortly after, Martinez said.
"We were looking for a way to resolve it before people started getting up and going to work and children leaving for school," Martinez said. "It's hard to stay in there with that stuff."
Police evacuated three apartment buildings and a nearby house, Martinez said.
Benton County Prosecutor Nathan Smith came to the scene later Friday morning and talked with police and Sheriff's Office deputies. He then went into the apartment.
Cody Crow said he arrived home after the shooting, just as police blocked the road.
Crow couldn't get into his building and said he heard when the tear gas was deployed. The situation was resolved around 5:30 a.m. and he was able to return to his apartment by 6 a.m., Crow said.
NW News on 04/15/2017