Interstate shooting leaves one dead, two injured

One teenager was killed and two others were injured early Saturday, December 28, 2024, in an interstate shooting in North Little Rock.
At approximately 3:45 a.m., Arkansas State Police responded to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where a 20-year-old Little Rock man had transported three teenagers who had been shot while traveling in the vehicle he was driving westbound on Interstate 40 near Protho Junction.

A 17-year-old Little Rock boy who had been shot multiple times succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old had also been shot. One was treated and released and the other remains hospitalized. Two other passengers, 16 and 18, were not injured.
The deceased will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab. The investigation is ongoing.