Two people were injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Arkansas on Black Friday. Busiest shopping day This year, authorities said.
In a news release, Little Rock police described the shooting that occurred at Park Plaza at approximately 1:44 p.m. local time as an isolated incident rather than a shooting. Police said it is believed to have started “when a disturbance between two individuals escalated into gunfire.”
Police said both victims are expected to make a full recovery. No arrests were immediately announced.
Little Rock Police Chief Heath Helton said at an afternoon news conference that responding officers found one person injured at the scene and that two more people later arrived at the hospital. However, police later revealed that only one victim was taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle, not two.
The exact circumstances of the shooting were unclear. Troy Daniell, manager of Journey’s Kidz shoe store, told the Arkansas Democratic-Gazette that he heard gunshots while he was working and “kicked all the customers out of my store. I took them all to the back of the store.” “When I heard the first (gunshot) I thought something had fallen, but then I heard a few more shots and immediately understood what was happening.”
at name“The careless and reckless criminal actions of two individuals today endangered the lives and safety of residents and visitors,” said Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. “We are praying for the victims of this incident and hope they will be completely safe. “I hope to recover,” he said.
