BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — Bentonville police responded to a shots fired call near the 2300 block of Fireblaze Avenue, Saturday (Oct. 27) just before 11:30 p.m.
When officers got there, they spoke with two women who stated their friend was walking around the area, feeling suicidal and armed with a handgun.
Officers heard a gunshot nearby while talking to the women. Police found Joseph Rodrigues, 25, with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Rodrigues was taken to the hospital. A Smith & Wesson semi-automatic 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene.
No one else was injured, according to police.
