1 shot after wreck, argument on I-630
One person was shot after a crash and altercation Wednesday on Interstate 630 in Little Rock, state police reported.
State troopers and Little Rock police responded to reports of gunfire on I-630 east near Chester Street shortly after 6 p.m. Initially, there were conflicting accounts of what had occurred, according to state police spokesman Bill Sadler. Some called authorities and said there had been a suicide, while others said someone had accidentally fired a gun.
Troopers found one person at the scene who had been shot. The unidentified victim was taken to UAMS Medical Center for treatment. The victim's condition was unknown late Wednesday.
Sadler said the shooting occurred after a multivehicle crash and "disturbance" between people on the interstate. Further circumstances of the shooting were unclear.
Two lanes of eastbound traffic were closed until about 8 p.m. while state police investigated. Sadler said that multiple witnesses were being interviewed Saturday night. No suspect description was available.
At least one vehicle was towed from the scene.
An investigation is ongoing.
1 sought in gunfire at LR gas station
Police are searching for a man suspected in an exchange of gunfire at a Little Rock gas station Wednesday morning.
Little Rock police received a report of shots fired at the Exxon 30 Super Store at 612 E. Roosevelt about 9:34 Wednesday morning. According to an incident report, an unknown black man, believed to be 20-30 years old, walked into the store before turning and firing a handgun at people near two vehicles parked beside gas pumps.
Store security video shows the suspect parking a gray Oldsmobile beside a pump, then walking past another vehicle occupied by John K. Mitchell, 35, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Ruth Scott, 21, of Tampa, Fla. When the suspect began firing toward them, Mitchell, who has a concealed carry permit, returned fire with his own handgun, according to the report.
Mitchell broke away from his car and ran toward an access road, where he fell in the grass, according to the report. Scott then ran around the vehicle, got into the driver's seat and drove to where Mitchell had fallen, the report said. Mitchell got into the vehicle, and Scott drove to Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, where Mitchell was treated for three or four gunshot wounds in his leg, according to the report.
Another victim, Amanda Obsitinik, 34, of Little Rock, jumped across the seat of her vehicle when the shots were fired to protect her 4-year-old child, according to the report. The child was unharmed, but Obsitinik suffered a laceration to the upper leg, either from a bullet or debris.
The unknown shooter left the scene in his car before authorities arrived, according to the report.
Dispute over bread leads to 1 arrest
Police arrested a North Little Rock man Tuesday after he threatened to cut his brother's throat over a loaf of bread.
North Little Rock police arrested Justin Donner, 31, of 18 La Vista Drive, Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault on a family or household member.
The suspect's brother, Joshua Donner, 33, who shares the La Vista Drive house with Justin Donner and other individuals, told police he had purchased a loaf of bread Friday and had arrived home Tuesday to find it gone. When he confronted Justin about the missing bread, Justin crossed the room, pushed him out of a chair and onto the ground, and held the serrated blade of a pocket knife to his throat, threatening to kill him, according to a report.
Another resident of the house corroborated Joshua Donner's statement. Justin Donner was being held Wednesday at the Pulaski County jail without bail.
Metro on 10/30/2014