Little Rock police seek gunman after deliveryman from Chinese restaurant shot

A Little Rock Chinese restaurant employee was shot Saturday night while delivering food, according to a police report.

Officers were called at 8:37 p.m. to the 800 block of Wright Avenue for a report of an unknown trouble, according to the report.

Police found German Caballero, 36, of Little Rock, who had been shot twice and was in "physical and emotional duress," the report said.

Caballero, an employee at Little Rock restaurant New Fun Ree, told police he was sent to the location to deliver food, but when he arrived he was shot for the food and possibly other items.

Neighbors who spoke to police said they saw a gray car stop in the area before they heard shots and saw the car leave the scene.

Caballero was initially listed in critical condition Saturday night, police said.

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Police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan reported midday Sunday that Caballero is expected to live, yet he remained hospitalized.

Police said the suspect is a black man who weighs about 150 pounds, according to the report.

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