Two people were killed approximately nine minutes apart in Little Rock Friday night: One man shot to death on a front porch, a second who was dragged several blocks under a vehicle, police spokesmen said.
Officers were called to 32nd Street and University Avenue at 9:01 p.m. after a pedestrian was struck and dragged beneath a car approximately half a mile from near Regions Bank at 5820 Asher Avenue, police spokesman Lt. Michael Ford said.
Initial details were few, but Ford said the man was beneath the car for the majority of the time he was dragged.
Another man was fatally shot on a front porch at 2117 Charles Bussey Avenue fewer than nine minutes later, spokesman Officer Eric Barnes said. Another person also injured in the shooting was taken to a local hospital and was in critical condition as of late Friday night, Barnes said.
Officers were called to the scene at 9:11 p.m., according to police dispatch records.
No approximate age was available for either victim.
Barnes said the initial 911 call mentioned someone pulling away from the house quickly in a vehicle, leading investigators to believe the incident could have been a drive-by shooting. Barnes said officers did not yet have a vehicle description.
Whether any other witnesses had seen the shooting or were inside the house at the time of the killing was not yet clear, Barnes said.
EARLIER:
Authorities are on the scene of a homicide in Little Rock.
Dispatch records show officers were called to a shooting at 2117 W. Charles Bussey Ave. shortly after 9:10 p.m. Friday.
The Little Rock Police Department said on Facebook a short time later that one person had died.
No further details were immediately known.
It marks the second fatal shooting of the day in Little Rock.
Patrick Bennett, 21, of Little Rock faces a manslaughter charge after investigators identified him as a suspect in the shooting death of Devan Sprawling, 20, early Friday at 2119 Fair Park Boulevard.