Police: 16-year-old arrested in shooting that injured 2 teens in Little Rock

Cambron Flowers, 16, of Little Rock
Cambron Flowers, 16, of Little Rock

6:50 P.M. UPDATE:

Little Rock police on Monday arrested a 16-year-old in a shooting that injured two teens over the weekend, according to a department spokesman.

Cambron Flowers of Little Rock faces two counts of first-degree battery, according to police spokesman Lt. Michael Ford. He said Flowers was charged as an adult and that the shooting was a dispute over money.

According to a report from the city's Police Department, the shooting occurred around 11:40 a.m. Sunday in the 10 block of Melinda Drive in southwest Little Rock.

Police said earlier Monday that one of the teens remained in critical condition.

Flowers remained at the Pulaski County jail Monday night, records show. No bail had been set.

EARLIER:

Police said Monday that a teenager remains in critical condition after a shooting in Little Rock the day before.

Around noon Sunday, police were informed that two 16-year-old boys had arrived at Arkansas Children’s Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Lt. Michael Ford, a spokesman for the Little Rock Police Department.

Ford said one of the boys was suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso and remained in critical condition Monday. The other, who had been shot in the arm, was listed in stable condition.

According to a report from the city's Police Department, the shooting occurred around 11:40 a.m. in the 10 block of Melinda Drive in southwest Little Rock. A witness at the scene told officers she heard gunshots, then saw two males in red hoodies get into a black vehicle.

No arrests had been made Monday, and the investigation is ongoing.

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