In an alleged mass shooting at a car show in Arkansas Saturday night, one person was killed and 20 others were wounded by gunfire, including several children, according to authorities.
Chief Keith Finch of the Dumas Police Department informed reporters Saturday night that one person of interest has been apprehended while his department examines the potential of more shooters.
He acknowledged that a number of youngsters were hurt in the incident, but that they are recovering well.
Several casualties were sent to local hospitals in McGehee and Dumas, with one youngster being flown to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. According to the Desha County Office of Emergency Management, at least two casualties were flown from the parking lot.
The victims’ conditions were not immediately known.
Police have not yet released any information on any potential suspects nor the details of how the shooting unfolded.
Car show organizer Wallace McGehee said that the event had been a fun, nonviolent affair for 16 years before Saturday’s deadly shooting.
“We don’t really know what happened but we just want to send our prayers to all of our friends in this community. We’re here with yall,” he told KATV.
“This has never happened to us at our event ever. For something like this to happen it’s a tragedy… We did this here for 16 years without a problem.
“We want our community to come back and be strong. We’re going to get through this,” he said.
An ASP official told The Post the department does not anticipate releasing any further information until later Sunday morning
Dumas is a small town of about 3,900 people located roughly 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.