“All I see was bullets going everywhere, people running, people losing shoes and people falling all around me,” a witness told The Daily Beast.
Witnesses cited in local media reports said children were among the victims. The Desha County Office of Emergency Management said at least one child was transported to the Arkansas Children's Hospital. The agency said there was a high-speed pursuit and a head-on crash in addition to the mass shooting, though it was not immediately clear if the events were thought to be connected.
Video shared on social media that was said to have been taken at the scene of the shooting showed police and ambulances flooding the area as a man with an injury was helped by friends. Another video showed a crowd of attendees listening to music and chatting when a series of loud shots rang out, sending everyone scattering.
The Hood-Nic Foundation, which hosted the event and works in the community to empower youth and expand educational programs, released a statement on Facebook expressing “shock at what took place during tonight’s car show.”