3 Dead, Several Injured In Arkansas Shooting

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TOPSHOT - Law enforcement officers secure the area where they allegedly arrested terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami following a shootout in Linden, New Jersey, on September 19, 2016.16. An "armed and dangerous" Afghan-born suspect wanted in the weekend bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey was wounded Monday in a shootout with police and taken into custody. Federal investigators released a mugshot of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who has brown hair, brown eyes and a brown beard, saying he was last known to live in Elizabeth, a town adjacent to Newark International Airport. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers secure the area where they allegedly arrested terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami following a shootout in Linden, New Jersey, on September 19, 2016.16. An “armed and dangerous” Afghan-born suspect wanted in the weekend bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey was wounded Monday in a shootout with police and taken into custody. Federal investigators released a mugshot of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who has brown hair, brown eyes and a brown beard, saying he was last known to live in Elizabeth, a town adjacent to Newark International Airport. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Abril Elfi
12:09 PM – Monday, March 11, 2024

Three people have died and several others have been wounded in a shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas. 

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Early Sunday morning, a shooting reportedly broke out at a private party in Jonesboro where three people later passed away, including the assailant. Additionally, five others were injured in the incident.

At around five in the morning on Sunday, Jonesboro police posted on Facebook saying that they had discovered several gunshot victims when they arrived at the scene, which was “close to the city’s downtown.”

The police also said that the two victims were a man and a woman who were “acquaintances of the gunman.” The shooter later passed away as well.

Three additional unidentified individuals who were unrelated to the gunman had sustained injuries and were quickly brought to the hospital.

No information has been released by the police regarding the individuals who were transported to the hospital or what may have prompted the abrupt shooting.

Authorities have stated that an investigation is still underway.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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