An 18-year-old from Little Rock was arrested early Friday in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man on Thursday night.
Police said Deundre Watson was charged with manslaughter in the death of Cedric Pennington.
Watson’s arrest report states he drove Pennington to the UAMS Medical Center around 7 p.m.
Watson told police at the hospital he was outside when his friend was shot by someone they did not know.
However, according to the arrest report, witnesses told police Watson and Pennington were alone in a back room of an apartment when Pennington came running out screaming “he shot me.”
Pennington died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to the report.
Officers believe the shooting happened in the 5200 block of Stanley Drive, and police "secured" the vehicle Pennington arrived in.
Authorities arrested Watson, and he was booked into the Pulaski County jail around 4 a.m.
Police said Friday morning the investigation is ongoing.