Hot Springs man killed in shooting

A Hot Springs man died Sunday night after being shot outside a movie theater, authorities said.

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The Hot Springs Police Department said in a news release that officers were called shortly after 9 p.m. to Behind the Mall Cinema, 4501 Central Ave., to investigate a report of shots fired.

A short time later, 20-year-old Quadryon Gipson was taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound that authorities believe he received in the parking lot of the theater, police said. Gipson later died.

Cpl. Kirk Zaner, a spokesman for the Police Department, said investigators have spoken with multiple witnesses but have not yet made any arrests.

"They're still trying to piece together what happened," he said, noting a "person of interest" has been identified.

State Desk on 01/17/2017

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