PRAIRIE GROVE, Ark. — One man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting in Prairie Grove.
According to officials with the Prairie Grove Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1000 block of Sundowner Ranch Ave. around 10:29 p.m. on Thursday, May 18.
When they arrived, police say they found one man, 40-year-old Cedric King, unresponsive.
Police say King was killed in the shooting.
While on the scene, officers discovered that the shooter had fled the scene in a vehicle that later crashed a few blocks away, according to police. The suspect then fled on foot before being arrested.
The suspect has been identified by police as 39-year-old Cecedrice Poole. He is currently being held at the Washington County Detention Center.
Resident Whitney McCulley said that "We live in a safe neighborhood. Things like this don't happen very often.”
Prairie Grove Police Captain Jeff O'Brien said that investigators worked "all night to interview witnesses. There were several people in the home that had to be interviewed to figure out the details of what happened and why it happened.”
“Our community is strong and I think in times where things like this occur, unfortunate events, tragic events, we have a sense of community and are able to come together to help and lend a helping hand where we can so I just see us following suit with that and doing just that for this situation as well," said McCully.
A check of Arkansas court records shows a long list of previous felony charges for Poole including kidnapping, drugs, and gun charges.
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