Little Rock police have arrested a second man in connection with the deadly shooting at a Circle K gas station that left two people dead last Thursday. Braxton Flowers, 25, was taken into custody and now faces capital murder and first-degree murder charges tied to the Oct. 15 shooting at 6201 Colonel Glenn Road.
The shooting left James Parker, 74, and Ladontae Wilburn, 19, dead, according to arkansasonline.com. Flowers was taken into custody without incident and has been charged with capital murder and first-degree murder, as reported by kark.com. Police previously arrested a 19-year-old in connection with the shooting, who was charged with capital murder, though reports differ on whether his first name is spelled Kevontae or Kavontae Wilburn.
Victims Identified, Others Hospitalized
Accounts of how many additional people were hurt in the shooting vary. Kark.com reported that two people died and three others were critically injured, while a separate report from katv.com named four people — Tamayra Woods, 22, Kemo Jones, 25, Braxton Flowers, 25, and Tedarien Mitchell, 22 — as having been transported to local hospitals in critical condition. Flowers himself was among those transported to a hospital for injuries before his arrest, according to THV11.
Investigators say the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system and the Little Rock Police Department's Real Time Crime Center played a key role in identifying and locating the suspects and vehicles involved, according to arkansasonline.com. The outlet's reporting forms much of the public record on how the case came together in its earliest hours.
Investigation Still Open, More Charges Possible
Police say the investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges could be filed, according to fox16.com. A probable-cause letter described a witness-claimed dispute over a broken cellphone and gunfire inside the Circle K.
The Colonel Glenn Road Circle K has seen deadly violence before. In 2024, a gunfight at the same store left one man dead and another injured, the same arkansasonline.com report notes. Courtney Blackwell was initially charged with first-degree murder in that case but was convicted of second-degree murder in March and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Part of a Troubling Citywide Trend
The shooting comes as Little Rock bucks a broader national decline in homicides. A study cited by Arkansas Times found Little Rock was one of only three of 40 cities examined where homicide rates rose from 2024 to 2025, climbing 16% even as homicides were 21% lower in 2025 than in 2024 across the 35 cities that provided data, representing more than 900 fewer murders across those cities. The same analysis found Little Rock's homicide rate has increased 13% since 2019, trailing larger spikes in cities including Milwaukee, Austin, Minneapolis, Louisville and Lincoln.
