FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A 19-year-old arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred at Lake Fayetteville on Feb. 15 has pleaded not guilty.
Gilberto Gordillo, of Springdale, was booked into the Washington County Jail on Feb. 21 on one count of capital murder and four counts of attempted murder. Bond was set at $750,000 and as of March 15, he is still in jail.
During his arraignment on March 15, Gordillo pleaded not guilty and received a trial date of Nov. 4, 2024.
Officers were dispatched to the Lake Fayetteville Environmental Studies Center on East Lakeview Drive at around 11:15 p.m. on Feb. 15 and found one man dead. Four other gunshot victims were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to FPD.
The victim was later identified as 18-year-old Christian Alexander Rodriguez-Barroso
Everyone involved were men between 18 and 20 years old, according to Fayetteville Police Department's Sgt. Stephen Mauk.
A resident who lives close to the crime scene, Benjamin Walker, was working out with his brother in the garage when they heard what they first thought was a car backfiring until the shots continued.
"We heard more shots — it sounded like a whole battle, and we went outside just to see if we could see anything and then we saw cops was flying up the hill," Walker recounted.
Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Durrett said it started as a fight among a large group that escalated into a shooting.
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