Murder suspect tied to robbery, burglary
This article was originally published March 17, 2010 at 7:33 a.m. Updated March 17, 2010 at 10:02 a.m.
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Laquan Fitzpatrick
Salvation Army slaying
LITTLE ROCK — A man arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of a Salvation Army major admitted roles in two other crimes during questioning, according to arrest reports filed at the North Little Rock Police Department.
Laquan Javaris Fitzpatrick, 19, is charged with capital murder in the death of 40-year-old Philip Wise, who was slain in front of his three young children during a robbery attempt on Christmas Eve.
Fitzpatrick was questioned by detectives well into Tuesday night and is due to make an appearance in North Little Rock District Court by video Thursday morning. Officials have not said if he provided information about Wise's killing, but two arrest reports filed after the interview show additional charges of aggravated robbery, residential burglary and two counts of theft of property.
In one report, police wrote that Fitzpatrick admitted being one of three men who robbed the RadioShack at 2632 Pike Avenue at gunpoint on Nov. 28, 2009. The group took more than $1,700.
A second arrest report states that Fitzpatrick admitted breaking into an apartment at 1207 Scenic Drive with two others and then taking a laptop, an Xbox 360 and a flatscreen TV worth a combined $1,750. That crime occurred Nov. 17, 2009.
The resident whose apartment was burglarized, 20-year-old Bryon Bullock, was the clerk on duty at the RadioShack when it was robbed.
Authorities are still looking for a second suspect in Wise's death.
Fitzpatrick was being questioned by detectives when police announced his arrest at a 4 p.m. news conference and was still meeting with investigators more than five hours later. Officers at one point started to bring him out to load him into a patrol car bound for the jail, but Fitzpatrick turned away, stopped walking and was taken back inside for more questioning.
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Poorboy says... March 17, 2010 at 8:20 a.m.
"Fitzpatrick", sounds like a good Irish lad to me.
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HidyAphrodite says... March 17, 2010 at 9:18 a.m.
Go NLRPD!
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maridane says... March 17, 2010 at 11:39 a.m.
Nice job NLRPD, good to know that some of these crimes are getting solved.
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