FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD), a shooting happened at 7:13 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, night in downtown Fort Smith near Harry E. Kelley Park.
FSPD says a 39-year-old woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times. The woman was being kept overnight at a local hospital for observation.
According to Fort Smith Police, the suspect has been identified as 67-year-old Jesse Floyd Earls.
Police say Earls is now in custody at the Sebastian County Detention Center, facing charges of first-degree battery, aggravated assault, theft by receiving of a firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm.
Fort Smith police say they were originally searching for a person they thought may have been shot and ran away during the incident. That person came forward and they were not shot and are okay.
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