Arkansas authorities say they've arrested a 22-year-old man in a shooting at a car show that killed one person and left 26 people wounded.
At least one person was killed and 28 others wounded, including children, in a shooting outside a car show in southeast Arkansas, officials said Sunday.Arkansas State Police said it arrested Brandon Deandra Knight, of Jacksonville, who has been charged with first-degree battery and aggravated assault. Knight was taken into custody as he was being released from a Dumas hospital Wednesday morning, police said.
He was being held at the Dumas city jail and will have a first appearance in court Thursday. It was unclear whether he had an attorney.and said their investigation remains active. Knight is the first person arrested in the shooting in Dumas, a city of about 4,000 located about 73 miles southeast of Little Rock. The car show is part of a community event held each spring called Hood-Nic, which is short for neighborhood picnic.Arkansas car show shooting: At least 1 killed, 27 hurt
Knight's arrest comes two days after Arkansas State Police asked witnesses to come forward and announced a phone line was reserved for anyone with information that would help identify suspects. Knight and Cameron Shaffer, the 23-year-old killed in the gunfire, are both from Jacksonville, a central Arkansas city located 76 miles northwest of Dumas.The Hood-Nic event, which helps raise funds for scholarships and school supplies, also included a bonfire, a basketball tournament, musical performances, a teen party and a balloon release.
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