LITTLE ROCK — Shot by old foe, victim alleges
A 32-year-old man was in stable condition Tuesday after being shot Monday night in a southwest Little Rock parking lot by, according to the victim, the same man who shot him “three or four years ago,” Little Rock police said.
Jessie Beasley of Woodson suffered “several small-caliber gunshot wounds to the stomach and buttocks” about 9:40 p.m. Monday outside Discount Tobacco at 5400 W. 51st. St., according to officers who responded to the shooting.
Beasley was taken to UAMS Medical Center.
The shooting occurred after Beasley and the suspect had an altercation in which Beasley said he used a baseball bat, police said. A bent baseball bat was found in the parking lot.
In thefts, new
suspect vehicle
Two women suspected in a series of vehicle break-ins at area parks in Little Rock and Pulaski County likely are driving a vehicle other thanthe one authorities described Monday.
They are now thought to be driving a silver 2012 Chevrolet Equinox with Georgia license plate BVS3641, Lt. Carl Minden, a spokesman for the Pulaski County sheriff’s office, said Tuesday.
Detectives believe the women are responsible for several vehicle break-ins at Two Rivers Park, the Big Dam Bridge and Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Typically, purses containing identification cards, credit cards, cash and electronic devices such as cell phones have been taken, they said.
Investigators said that beyond the cash, the two women, who police said might be from Florida, are using one victim’s identification information to cash anothervictim’s checks.
The women have not been identified, but according to surveillance footage, appear to be white and in their 30s or 40s, authorities said. The women also may be staying in area hotels, Minden said.
Police said Monday that the women were driving a silver Mercedes sports utility vehicle.
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