Prosecutors Upgrade Charges in Faulkner County Shooting

By: Ifesinachi Egbosimba

Updated: December 29, 2012

Andrew Elrod is now charged with first degree murder after prosecutors say he shot and killed Charles Hooten and injured Debbie Ford in Faulkner County earlier this month.

Elrod had originally been charged with battery, but prosecutors say they had enough evidence to upgrade the charges

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