Wynne, AR (Brookland News/ Edited Press Release)- A block party in Wynne led to a mass shooting after a gunmen opened fire on Saturday April 13th, 2024.
According to the Arkansas State Police, shots were fired at about 10 p.m. at a block party near the corner of Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street in Wynne. Two victims were run over by vehicles at the scene.
Four suspects have been arrested including, Quavarius Milon, 23, Tommie Frost, 18, Carl Washington, 21, and Cameron Crawford, 22, all from Cross County, have been taken into custody and are being held at the Cross County Detention Center.
Varian Campbell, 27, of Wynne was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Victims were 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, Tenn., and Jonesboro. One victim was transported by helicopter to the Regional One Health Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis.
Authorities believe additional injured individuals may have been transported to hospitals in private vehicles.
The deceased were transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where manner and cause of death will be determined.
Anyone with information related to the incident is advised to call ASP Troop D at (870)-970-6082
The United States of America Congress rules that “mass shooting” is defined as a multiple homicide incident in which four or more victims are murdered with firearms, within one event, and in one or more locations in close proximity.
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