Police: Man critically hurt after shot in head during Arkansas fracas

Pine Bluff police say a Friday night shooting has left an 18-year-old man in critical condition.

Officers responded to 3101 Allister Drive at 11:49 p.m. on a report of a shooting, according to a news release from the Pine Bluff Police Department.

The news release identified the victim as DaShawn Hughes and said the teenager was taken to the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in a personal vehicle.

According to the release, Hughes and other people began to argue after a fistfight between two females at the residence.

The release stated that 23-year-old Ronald Sharkey shot Hughes in the head before fleeing the scene.

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The release, sent Saturday morning, said Hughes is in critical condition. Sharkey, according to the release, is wanted for first-degree battery.

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