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Fort Smith police searching for man wanted in Tilles Park shooting

Police are looking for Jiy'wian Hughes in connection to a shooting at Tilles Park in Fort Smith.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD), authorities are looking for Jiy'wian Hughes, 23, in connection with a shooting incident at Tilles Park in Fort Smith on June 24. 

The Sebastian County Prosecutor's Office has issued a warrant for first-degree battery with a firearm on June 27.

According to FSPD, Hughes may be armed and dangerous. Engagement is discouraged. Instead, Police ask the public to contact them at 479-709-5100 or to dial 911 if it is an emergency.

Police report that the male victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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