Police: Arkansas man shot in Little Rock liquor store parking lot

A Mabelvale man told police he was shot early Saturday as he tried to walk away from an argument in the parking lot of a Little Rock liquor store.

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According to a Little Rock police report, an officer found 40-year-old Leslie Dillard lying unconscious in an alley across the street from Pic-Pac Liquor around 12:10 a.m.

The officer saw "a large amount of blood" near Dillard's right shoulder, the report said. Emergency personnel arrived and took him to UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock.

At the hospital, Dillard told police he'd gotten into an argument with the gunman in the parking lot of Pic-Pac, at 4407 W. 12th St. The gunman, a black man, shot Dillard as he walked away from the confrontation, the report said.

Doctors found an entry wound in Dillard's lower back, along with the gunshot injury to his shoulder. According to the police report, the bullets were lodged in Dillard's arm and abdomen, and he underwent surgery after doctors located arterial bleeding in his arm and spine area.

Metro on 12/11/2016

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