One man is dead and at least nine people are injured from a block party in Wynne Saturday evening.(Region 8 Newsdesk)
By K8 Newsdesk
WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) – One man is dead and at least nine people are injured from a block party in Wynne Saturday evening.
According to an Arkansas State Police news release, shots were fired around 10 p.m. near the corner of Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street where two victims were run over by vehicles at the scene.
Police said 27-year-old Varian Campbell, of Wynne, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The victims are male and female, with ages ranging from 24 to 49.
Victims were transported to St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne, Forrest City Medical Center, and hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee, and Jonesboro.
One victim was transported by helicopter to the Regional One Health Hospital in Memphis.
Police believe additional injured individuals may have been transported to hospitals in private vehicles.
The deceased was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where a cause of death will be determined.
The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident at the request of the Wynne Police Department.
Investigators have identified multiple people of interest and encourage anyone with information about the incident to call at (870) 970-6082.
