At Least 1 Dead and 24 Wounded at an Arkansas Car Show, Police Say

One particular person was killed and at the least 24 others had been wounded in a taking pictures at a automobile present in Arkansas on Saturday evening, the authorities stated.

State troopers had been dispatched to Dumas, Ark., about 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, round 7:25 p.m., stated Invoice Sadler, a spokesman for the State Police.

One particular person was in custody, and the authorities are trying to find “others who could have been firing into the group of individuals,” the State Police stated in an announcement.

The authorities didn’t instantly launch particulars in regards to the circumstances of the wounded, the gunman or a potential motive for the taking pictures.

The gunfire came about at a automobile present placed on by the Hood-Nic Basis, a neighborhood nonprofit that provides tutoring, backpacks and scholarships to first-time faculty college students, in response to its web site.

The group stated on Fb that it was “heartbroken and in shock” on the taking pictures and that it will launch extra data because it grew to become accessible. The put up additionally requested individuals to report details about the taking pictures to the authorities.

“The aim of Hood-Nic has all the time been to convey the group collectively,” the group stated. “This mindless violence wants to finish. Sending our prayers.”

Vimal Patel contributed reporting.