FORT SMITH, Ark. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Fort Smith that claimed the life of a 22-year-old Sunday (Feb. 14).
Detectives with the Fort Smith Police Department were called to an area hospital Sunday at 8 p.m. about a gunshot victim, according to Aric Mitchell with the Fort Smith Police Department.
Mitchell says Jeremiah Allen, 22, died on his way to the hospital from injuries he suffered in the shooting.
Police believe the shooting is an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the public at this time.
James Michael Eugene Shoemake, 22, has been arrested and faces a 1-st degree murder charge in connection with the death of Allen, according to Mitchell.
Details about what led to the shooting have not been released.
This is a developing story.
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