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Suspect in Custody After Little Rock School Employee Fatally Shot Near Rockefeller Early Childhood Center

Police describe a domestic dispute as the motive, indicating the school was not targeted.

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Overview

  • Emergency calls came in around 2:54–2:55 p.m. for a shooting near 15th and Bragg streets by 700 E. 17th St.
  • The victim, identified by police as a woman employed at the school, was found unresponsive and died at the scene.
  • Mayor Frank Scott Jr. reported that a suspect is in custody and said there was no further threat to the public.
  • Investigators say the killing stemmed from a domestic dispute and that the suspect had a connection to the victim.
  • Rockefeller Early Childhood Center was briefly locked down, then reopened to parents as officials emphasized it was not targeted.