LR man shot after store altercation
A 20-year-old Little Rock man was shot in the chest at an apartment complex after he got into a fight with a man at a nearby Dollar General store, authorities said.
The shooting happened about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at a complex at 1201 Madison St., according to a Little Rock Police Department report.
Stephen Newborn, 20, told investigators that he had been at the Dollar General store at 4514 W. 12th St. earlier and that a man he didn't know asked him about a necklace he was wearing and then accused Newborn of stealing it from the man's brother, the report said. The two began "physically fighting," but Newborn escaped, police wrote.
Later at the apartment complex, Newborn saw a man with a handgun standing beside a shed, the report said. Newborn tried to grab the weapon from the man. The gun went off three times during the struggle, police said. Newborn was able to run away.
When police arrived, they found Newborn with a gunshot wound in his chest. The police report described it as a minor injury. He was taken to UAMS Medical Center.
Officers searched the area but did not find the gunman, who was described as black and having slim build and was about 5 feet 10 inches tall. The gunman was wearing a black shirt, the report said. The report did not specify whether the gunman was believed to be the same man as involved in the fight at the Dollar General store.
Metro on 03/23/2017