Police seek man in west Little Rock fatal shooting

Little Rock police are seeking a man who they said fatally shot a man and injured another person on Saturday night in a west Little Rock neighborhood near John Barrow Road.

About 6:30 p.m. Saturday, police said Steven Roshawn Hayes, 27, of Little Rock, fatally shot a man — later identified as Shoncoven Smith — at a home located at 3224 Elam St. Hayes fired "several rounds" at another unidentified person who had tried to run from the area, striking him several times, police said.

"This subject survived his injuries," the department said in a statement.

Arrest warrants for first-degree murder, battery and firearm possession by "certain persons" have been issued for Hayes, the department said.

Hayes is described as a black man standing 5-foot-5 and weighing about 155 pounds. He should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

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The Little Rock Police Department

Steven Roshawn Hayes

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