2nd suspect named in shooting of 7-year-old in Little Rock

Nykian Raines
Nykian Raines

Authorities have named a second suspect in the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Little Rock.

The Little Rock Police Department said on Twitter on Friday evening that Nykian Raines, 20, is wanted on charges including first-degree battery and terroristic threatening.

Police on Thursday arrested another suspect, Dagan Coleman, 21.

Coleman told investigators that he was in a vehicle Tuesday afternoon with a person who fired multiple shots in the 1100 block of Washington Street, according to an arrest report. Police reported that one of those shots struck a 7-year-old boy in the arm.

The boy was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan said investigators believe the shooter was targeting a group of people sitting on a hill -- not the boy.

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