Little Rock woman charged with manslaughter in daughter's death, police say

Police investigate an incident where a juvenile was reported to be shot inside a residence on Doe Run Drive in Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
Police investigate an incident where a juvenile was reported to be shot inside a residence on Doe Run Drive in Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)

A woman was charged with manslaughter Tuesday in the shooting death of her one-year-old daughter, a Little Rock police spokesman said.

Keiundrea Davis, 29, was charged after the girl died of her injuries in an area hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to a series of tweets from the department.

The child was shot sometime after noon in the 11700 block of Doe Run Drive, one tweet added.

The circumstances of the shooting were still not clear Tuesday night, with police still investigating.

Davis did not yet appear in the Pulaski County jail's online inmate roster at 8 p.m.

A report of a shooting at 11715 Doe Run Drive is shown in the city’s dispatch log at about 12:10 p.m.

4:25 p.m.: Child dead after Little Rock shooting, police release few details

A child died Tuesday afternoon after they were shot earlier in the day, Little Rock police said, although few details in the investigation have been released.

The shooting in the 11700 block of Doe Run Drive left the juvenile hospitalized shortly after noon, with gunshot wounds that ended up being fatal, according to two tweets from the department.

Investigators had not yet provided police spokesman Mark Edwards with the child's sex or age, he said around 4 p.m.

It was also not clear Tuesday afternoon what led to the shooting, or if anyone would be charged. The second tweet from the department said that police were conducting a review to see what charges, if any, would be filed.

Edwards expected to be able to release more information Tuesday evening.

A report of a shooting at 11715 Doe Run Drive is shown in the city's dispatch log at about 12:10 p.m.

1:43 p.m.: Little Rock police: Juvenile injured in shooting

A juvenile was injured after reportedly being shot in a residence on Doe Run Drive, Little Rock police said.

Officers are investigating the shooting in the 11700 block of Doe Run Drive, the Little Rock Police Department said on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. 

“I believe they are at an area hospital right now. so the extent of the injuries are still unknown,” said Mark Edwards, a spokesman for the Little Rock police, in a text to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 

The identity of the victim was not immediately released, and Edwards said he did not know the victim's age yet.

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