LITTLE ROCK — Police say dad shot unloading handgun
A man waiting to pick up his child from a Sherwood elementary school Tuesday accidentally shot himself in the hand and leg while unloading a gun, police said.
Justin Willig, 26, of Sherwood decided to unload the handgun so his child wouldn't have access to a loaded firearm, police said.
Sitting in his Chevrolet Z-71 pickup outside Sylvan Hills Elementary School just beforenoon, the gun discharged, firing a bullet through Willig's left hand and into his left leg. Willig stumbled into the school, where a school nurse called 911.
2 held in snatching
of handbags in LR
Little Rock police arrested two men Sunday and charged them with robbing two women in the city's River Market district earlier in the day.
Little Rock police charged Joshua Bridges, 19, and Cleaster Johnson, 25, both of Sherwood,with two counts each of aggravated robbery and theft of property. Both men were being held without bond Tuesday night in the Pulaski County jail.
Aimee McKnight, 21, of Paris, flagged officers down at 200 S. Commerce St. 10 minutes after two men robbed her of her purse and $200 in cash about 1 a.m., according to a police report. Just before that, according to police reports, the men had stolen a $110 purse from Hilary Johnson, 21, of Conway, netting credit cards and $9 in cash when they robbed her near the entrance to the riverfront park.
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