Police in LR investigating after deaths of man, woman

Little Rock police were investigating Saturday the deaths of two people on Carter Lane in west Little Rock, a spokesman said.

Officers were dispatched just before 11 p.m. Friday to 4212 Carter Lane after receiving complaints about gunfire and people being shot, said Eric Barnes, a Little Rock police spokesman.

Officers found two people lying near the porch of the residence. Craig Goodman, 65, was dead and Suzanne McCarty, 57, was wounded, according to a Saturday news release from Little Rock Police Department.

McCarty later died from her injuries at a Baptist Health hospital, the release said.

Witnesses reported seeing McCarty flee from her house at 4218 Carter Lane with Goodman chasing and shooting at her, according to the release.

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Goodman then shot himself, the release said.

Both bodies have been sent to the state Crime Laboratory for autopsy. The investigation is ongoing, the release said.

Metro on 03/08/2020

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