Shooting on Little Rock's University Avenue injures several people

The Little Rock Police Department investigates a shooting next to the Raising Cane’s on University Avenue in Little Rock on Friday night, Jan. 28, 2022. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
The Little Rock Police Department investigates a shooting next to the Raising Cane’s on University Avenue in Little Rock on Friday night, Jan. 28, 2022. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)

Several people were injured in a shooting near War Memorial Park on Friday night, according to a Twitter post from the Little Rock Police Department.

Police were advising drivers Friday night to avoid the 600 block of University Avenue, located just north of the Interstate 630 overpass.

A call came in around 7:20 p.m. Friday reporting the shooting, department spokesman Mark Edwards said. He wasn't able to provide more details as of later Friday night.

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