UPDATE:
Police have identified the victim fatally shot during Friday's armed robbery of a downtown North Little Rock gas station as 23-year-old Shawn Mckeough.
According to a news release by North Little Rock police, Mckeough, who was from Westbrook, Maine, was a senior airman on active duty with the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
Authorities believe he was shot while trying to stop the robbery.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Check back for further updates.
EARLIER:
A military serviceman died late Friday in a shooting at a North Little Rock gas station just northwest of Dickey-Stephens Park, police said.
Police spokesman Sgt. Amy Cooper said officers received a 911 call about a robbery and shots being fired shortly before 11:40 p.m. at the Valero Big Red gas station at 601 Broadway.
When officers arrived, they found the victim dead inside the building, Cooper said. The victim was identified Saturday only as a member of the U.S. military. Investigators were working with the U.S. armed forces -- which comprises all branches of the military -- to notify the victim's family, she said.
Investigators believe the victim was a customer at the business.
Video footage from inside the gas station shows what appears to be two males entering the business with guns drawn. One is wearing a black Nike hoodie with the drawstrings pulled tight around his face, and black or dark blue Adidas pants. The other is wearing a black-and-white panda hat with a red cloth draped across the front, leaving only his eyes visible, and dark clothing.
In the bottom left corner of the video, the legs of a person lying on the floor are visible. It was not clear if the person was the shooting victim or another customer.
Cooper said the Police Department is offering a reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of suspects in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call authorities at (501) 680-8439.
The shooting is North Little Rock's first homicide of 2019, and came just hours after a Pulaski County man was gunned down near Maumelle.
Metro on 03/17/2019