As many as 10 injured in shooting at Arkansas car show, state police say
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Via: perrie-halpern • 2 years ago • 7 commentsBy: Dennis Romero and Joe Studley
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As many as 10 people were injured in a shooting at a car show in Dumas, Arkansas, on Saturday night, authorities said.
Troopers, highway patrol officers and investigators were dispatched about 7:25 p.m. to a business where the car show was taking place, Arkansas State Police said in a statement.
"Preliminary information provided to ASP is that as many as 10 people had been wounded by gunfire," the agency said.
Organizers of the event, a nonprofit group called the Hoodnic Foundation, urged witnesses to report what they saw to authorities.
"We are heartbroken and in shock at what took place during tonight's car show," it said on Facebook. "Several people were shot by an unknown suspect. The full extent of injuries has not yet been disclosed."
The group's director, Wallace McGehee, told NBC affiliate KARK of Little Rock that he witnessed the shooting break out and tried to get children out of harm's way.
"Getting down, trying to get kids out the way, that was the main issue for all of us," he said.
McGehee said the group encourages nonviolence. It's listed on transparency websites as an educational nonprofit.
This was the 16th year for the car show in Dumas, McGehee said. The other years, he said, were problem-free. Fliers advertised it as the "NeighborHOOD PicNIC."
"Send ya'll prayers, send y'all condolences," McGehee said.
The conditions of the people injured and information about possible suspects was not immediately available.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
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Another day, another shooting.
A Dumbass at Dumas.
You made me recall a conversation from The Shawshank Redemption when Andy is putting together the library in the prison, arranging the books, with a few of the other prisoners:
More people were probably shot today in Dumas Arkansas than in Dumbas Ukraine. Dumbasses...
What is the point of discussing these events anymore?
Here in Ohio our GOP legislature passed a concealed carry law for anyone, everywhere and the governor signed it.
America needs more guns, right?
I can see more road rage incidents ending in a shooting...
Ohio is deep red state. And the republicans want to impeach a republican Supreme Court Justice because she stands in the way of their gerrymandering. And this after the voters voted for independent redistricting commissions in 2018. The GOP legislature ignored the voters and ditched the commission. There is no hope. Ohio still went for Trump by 8 points in 2020. Just the way it is.