One person was killed and at least 24 people were wounded, including multiple children, in a mass shooting at a car show in Arkansas Saturday night, police confirmed.
Dumas Police Chief Keith Finch told reporters that one person of interest is in custody as his department investigates the possibility that multiple shooters were involved.
“One suspect is in custody and a search is continuing today for others who may have been firing into the crowd,” Arkansas State Police said in a statement.
Police said multiple children were injured in the shooting but are expected to survive.
Several victims were transported to local hospitals in McGehee and Dumas, with one child being taken to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. At least two victims have been airlifted from the parking lot, the Desha County Office of Emergency Management told KARK.
The victims’ conditions were not immediately known.
State troopers were sent to the scene about 7:25 p.m. Saturday after a report of gunfire outside a business where the car show was taking place, according to Arkansas State Police spokesperson Bill Sadler.
The car show is part of a yearly community event to raise money for scholarships and school supplies, according to the Delta Neighborhood Empowerment Youth Organization’s website.
Police have not yet released any information on the suspect, nor details on how the shooting unfolded.
Car show organizer Wallace McGehee said that the event had been a fun, nonviolent affair for 16 years before Saturday’s deadly shooting.
“We don’t really know what happened but we just want to send our prayers to all of our friends in this community. We’re here with yall,” he told KATV.
“This has never happened to us at our event ever. For something like this to happen, it’s a tragedy … We did this here for 16 years without a problem.
“We want our community to come back and be strong. We’re going to get through this,” he said.
Dumas is a small town of about 3,900 people located roughly 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Shooting was obviously gang-related as there is only one race of attendees observed in the provided photo. Most likely a drug-related mass-shooting for 25 people to be shot by obviously quite a few shooters. Of course, as usually in these neighborhoods and events, even though many people witnessed the shootings and shooters, when asked by policy for information identifying the assailants they’ll all claim “we don’t know nothing” and then complain the Police don’t care when blacks are shot/killed. Just so hypocritical, self-defeating and ignorant to do so. So ridiculous that lying Leftists bark the totally false statement that only Whites commit mass-shootings/killings and is due to the fake news opinion hacks parroting this lie.
Yup. Sad.
dumas, ar. interesting, like there would be a peaceful gathering there, I think not. consider the mentality this was to be expected. happens everything two or three of’em get together. also, who’s stuck with all the medical expenses, the state od ar. will pick up the tab. also the state will reward all the folks that got shot at.