Authorities in Little Rock say two people died in a shooting Friday morning, marking the first homicides of the year in Arkansas' capital city.
Officers were called shortly before 10:15 a.m. to gunfire at Roosevelt Road and Martin Luther King Drive.
Lt. Michael Ford, a Little Rock Police Department spokesman, said one male was found at the scene in critical condition. The gunshot victim later died at UAMS Medical Center.
The other male victim was taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where he died.
The names and ages of the two victims haven't been released.
A red vehicle was seen leaving the scene. No other information on a suspect or motive was immediately known.
In 2018, Little Rock recorded 41 homicides.