Victim, 55, identified in deadly shooting in Little Rock

Police investigate a fatal drive-by shooting early Friday in Little Rock.
Police investigate a fatal drive-by shooting early Friday in Little Rock.

Authorities have identified the victim in Friday morning's fatal shooting in Little Rock.

The Little Rock Police Department said in a statement that Eric Woods, 55, died after being shot in the area of West 26th and South Gaines streets.

Officers were called there shortly after 1:45 a.m. to investigate gunfire. Woods, who was in the street with a gunshot wound to his upper body, died at the scene.

[INTERACTIVE: Map shows all killings in Little Rock, North Little Rock so far this year]

Authorities said witnesses in the area saw Woods standing near a stopped, dark-colored sedan.

"The witnesses then heard several gunshots being fired and saw the suspect vehicle flee the area," police wrote.

No information on the suspected shooter or motive has been released.

The killing is the 15th of the year so far in Little Rock.

— Gavin Lesnick

EARLIER

A drive-by shooting in Little Rock left one man dead early Friday, according to a department spokesman.

Officers were dispatched to the intersection of West 26th and South Gaines streets at 1:48 a.m. for a report of a shooting, according to an online dispatch log.

Officer Steve Moore, a Little Rock police spokesman, said authorities found a man lying in the street near the intersection. The victim, Moore reported, had at least one gunshot wound to his upper body.

Moore said police believe the gunfire came from inside a vehicle. The vehicle was seen going south on Gaines Street before the shooting, he added.

Crime scene tape blocked off the intersection Friday morning as officials loaded the victim's body into the back of a van.

— Ryan Tarinelli

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