Three shootings in a 24-hour span left one person dead and four others wounded in Little Rock, police said.
In the latest shooting, officers were called about 7:55 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of South Elm and West 17th streets, police spokesman Steve Moore said. The victim, an 18-year-old man, was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and did not have life-threatening injuries, he said.
The man was walking with others in the area when a person in a vehicle opened fire after rolling down the window just far enough to clear the gun barrel, Moore said. The victim, who was hit once, then walked to the intersection, he said.
At the scene, people lounged on a nearby porch that was circled by crime scene tape after the man was taken away by the ambulance.
About 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the 4204 W. 24th St., where they found three people shot in the back bedroom of the house, according to a news release from the Police Department.
All were taken to hospitals, where one victim, 18-year-old Brandon Brooks of Little Rock, died from his injuries.
The other two -- Sanantonio Cole, 23, of Pine Bluff and a 16-year-old whose name was not released -- were said to be in stable but critical condition Wednesday.
In a social media post Wednesday evening, Little Rock police said they made an arrest in the triple shooting. Marquise Smith, 17, was charged as an adult with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree battery, according to the post.
Further details about his arrest were not available Wednesday night as the Pulaski County jail declined to release his arrest report, citing his age.
Shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to a shooting in the 2400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to a separate report.
The victim, 38-year-old Thomas Michael Jr. of Little Rock, had a gunshot wound in his upper left chest. Michael told police he was shot near Roosevelt Road and Gaines Street. He was taken to UAMS Medical Center, where he was said to be in stable condition.
A silver 1996 Toyota Camry parked and running nearby had several bullet holes, and there was blood and glass inside the car, the report said. Officers designated a crime scene in front of a home in the 2600 block of South Gaines Street.
Investigations into the shootings are ongoing. Authorities do not consider the Tuesday night shooting and the early Wednesday gunfire to be related, spokesman Michael Ford confirmed.
Brooks' death is the 16th homicide reported in Arkansas' capital city this year. At this time last year, 19 killings had been reported, according to police.
Metro on 05/10/2018