UPDATE:
Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot at a Little Rock apartment Tuesday afternoon.
Jesus Pena, 59, was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. at CHI St. Vincent Hospital after being shot multiple times about an hour earlier at 220 N. Taylor St., according to a Little Rock Police Department report.
No arrests have been made and no information on the motive was included in the report.
[INTERACTIVE: Map details all Little Rock killings so far this year]
The shooter is described as a black man in his early-to-mid 20s who stands about 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds.
The killing is the 36th in Little Rock so far this year.
EARLIER:
Little Rock police are investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon at an apartment near CHI St. Vincent hospital.
Officer Richard Hilgeman, a spokesman for Little Rock police, said a male victim was shot.
The department’s Twitter account wrote that officers were at an apartment in the 200 block of North Taylor Street at 4:07 p.m. Authorities were called in reference to a shooting at 3:47 p.m.
At the scene, officials said a Hispanic male was taken to a local hospital. His condition was unknown.
Police said they are looking for a black male who fled the scene on foot. He is considered armed and dangerous.
No further details were available as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Check back with Arkansas Online for updates on this developing story.
