Arkansas police investigate death of boy, 12

Texarkana police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy over the weekend.

Officers found the boy about 2 p.m. while investigating a report of a shooting Saturday at a residence on East 50th Street, Texarkana police spokesman Kristi Bennett said. The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

It wasn't clear how the boy was shot, Bennett said. Other children and adults were at the residence at the time of the gunfire.

"The criminal investigation division is continuing an investigation into the cause of the shooting," Bennett said.

State Desk on 02/22/2017

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