Little Rock police ID man fatally shot near Meriwether Park

A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo.
A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo.

Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot near Meriwether Park  late Saturday night.

Police were called at about 10:10 p.m., after Jadon Shackelford, 21, arrived at UAMS Medical Center with at least one gunshot wound, according to Little Rock Police Department spokesperson Mark Edwards.

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Shackelford later died, and the incident is being investigated as a homicide, police said.

A primary crime scene was located at Meriwether Park, 1401 Florida Ave., according to a Little Rock police report.

No suspects had been named and no arrests had been made early Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Police asked anyone with information to call (501) 371-4636.

CORRECTION: Meriwether Park was misspelled in a previous of this story.

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