Two people were injured in a shooting at an Arkansas mall on Black Friday, one of busiest shopping days of the year, authorities said.
Little Rock police in a news release called the shooting, which occurred at 1:44 p.m. local time in Park Plaza, an isolated incident rather than an active shooter situation. Police said the incident is believed to have started with “a disturbance between two individuals, which escalated into gunfire.”
Both victims are expected to make a full recovery, police said. No arrests were immediately announced.
Little Rock Police Chief Heath Helton initially said during an afternoon news conference that responding officers found one injured person at the scene and two others arrived at the hospital. late. However, police later clarified that only one victim was transported to an area hospital by private vehicle, not two.
The exact circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. Troy Daniell, manager of Journey’s Kidz shoe store, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he was working when he heard the gunshots “and removed all the customers that were in my store. I I put them all in the back of the store.
In a statementLittle Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said “the reckless, senseless and criminal actions of two individuals today endangered the lives and safety of residents and visitors. We pray for the victims of this incident and hope for a full recovery.”
