A man is dead and several other people were injured after a shooting broke out in Little Rock before dawn on Sunday, sending victims to a nearby hospital as police launched an investigation into what happened. Officers were called to the 5300 block of West 65th Street at 1:51 a.m., arriving to find a chaotic scene with casualties scattered at the location.
According to fox16.com, Little Rock police responded to reports of a shooting in that block of West 65th Street and discovered one man dead from apparent gunshot wounds, along with several other people who had been injured. As KARK also reported, investigators are still working to determine exactly what led up to the gunfire.
Injured Rushed to Hospital as Investigation Opens
The people hurt in the shooting were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, the station's report states. Beyond confirming that officers found one man dead and multiple others injured, police have not released further details on how many people were hurt or the extent of their injuries.
No suspect description, arrest information, or motive has been made public as the investigation continues. Little Rock police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Major Crimes Division at 501-371-4660.
A Stretch of Road With a Troubled Past
This is not the first time West 65th Street has drawn a heavy police response. In February 2023, officers responding to a wellness-check call at the Villas on 65th Apartments were involved in a shooting in the 5000 block of the same street, according to KATV.
In that earlier incident, police identified the subject as 49-year-old James Mosby and said he fired a handgun at officers before he was shot and taken into custody. Mosby was transported to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, per KATV's report. The available evidence does not establish any connection between that 2023 case and Sunday's shooting, which happened a few blocks away.
The City of Little Rock says crime statistics citywide are updated weekly through the police department's COMPSTAT process, which compares violent and property crime levels against the previous year's numbers. No verified totals or trends tied to Sunday's shooting have been released as the Major Crimes Division continues its work.
