Shooting injures 3 in Little Rock; one charged

Little Rock Police Department crime scene investigators work Thursday morning at the scene of a shooting that injured three people near 32nd and Zion streets.
Little Rock Police Department crime scene investigators work Thursday morning at the scene of a shooting that injured three people near 32nd and Zion streets.

Three people were injured in a shooting Thursday morning in Little Rock, according to a police report.

Officers were called to a shooting at 3124 Zion St. around 6:56 a.m. and found Mesa Moises, 26, and Mendez Garcia, 31, with gunshot wounds lying beside a blue Chevrolet pickup, police said.

Police later found a third victim, Guzman Jimenez, 29, hiding behind a tree near the scene, according to the report.

Later, police found and arrested Arturo Duran, 26, at West 36th and Katherine streets, according to the report. He was charged with first-degree battery, domestic battering in the first degree and possession of firearms by certain persons, according to the report. He was listed on Pulaski County jail's inmate roster Thursday night.

One victim was in critical condition Thursday, police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan said. He said police were not looking for any other suspects, that the shooting involved drugs and is related to domestic problems.

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