Update: Potential Witness Sought in Russellville Shooting near Elementary School
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: April 6, 2012
Friday 9:30 a.m. Update:
The Russellville Police Department (RPD) is looking for a potential witness to a Thursday afternoon shooting that slightly injured an elementary school teacher.
It happened near Crawford Elementary at the intersection of East K Street and Parker Road.
The RPB wants to find a Nissan Titan with big wheels. The vehicle is colored a shade of red.
Police say the vehicle may have been in the area at the time of the shooting.
The RPD has increased patrols in the area due to the incident and detectives are following up leads.
Anyone who has any information on this incident is urged to call (479) 968-3232 or the Tip Line at (479) 967-2221.
Original story (Thursday):
An afternoon shooting at an intersection near Crawford Elementary School left one school teacher slightly injured Thursday.
According to Russellville Police spokesman Drew Latch, the shooting happened just after 5:00.
All children had left for the day.
Latch says the teacher was injured by the gunfire, but her injuries were not serious enough to need hospitalization.
Police say they don't believe any children or school employees were targeted in the shooting.
No suspect information is available right now.
On the Russellville School District's Facebook page officials say the school will keep all students inside Friday while the investigation continues.
The Russellville Police Department (RPD) is looking for a potential witness to a Thursday afternoon shooting that slightly injured an elementary school teacher.
It happened near Crawford Elementary at the intersection of East K Street and Parker Road.
The RPB wants to find a Nissan Titan with big wheels. The vehicle is colored a shade of red.
Police say the vehicle may have been in the area at the time of the shooting.
The RPD has increased patrols in the area due to the incident and detectives are following up leads.
Anyone who has any information on this incident is urged to call (479) 968-3232 or the Tip Line at (479) 967-2221.
Original story (Thursday):
An afternoon shooting at an intersection near Crawford Elementary School left one school teacher slightly injured Thursday.
According to Russellville Police spokesman Drew Latch, the shooting happened just after 5:00.
All children had left for the day.
Latch says the teacher was injured by the gunfire, but her injuries were not serious enough to need hospitalization.
Police say they don't believe any children or school employees were targeted in the shooting.
No suspect information is available right now.
On the Russellville School District's Facebook page officials say the school will keep all students inside Friday while the investigation continues.
