Craighead County

One Dead, One Injured in Preakness Drive Shooting

One person is dead and another was hospitalized with a wound described as not life-threatening after a shooting on Preakness Drive in Jonesboro. A person of interest has been detained.

JONESBORO, Ark. — One person is dead and another was taken to a hospital after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Jonesboro, according to Sally Smith with the Jonesboro Police Department.

The call came in at 3:46 p.m. Nov. 4. Officers responded to the 3400 block of Preakness Drive, where two victims were reported.

One victim is deceased, and the other was taken to a hospital with a wound described as not life-threatening, Smith confirmed to NEA Report.

One person of interest has been detained.

The department’s Criminal Investigation Division has arrived at the scene to begin its investigation.

This is a developing story.


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