Sad world. Glad he surrendered. And sadly the 2nd toddler in a month to be killed in Little Rock by random gunfire. Who is that impatient at a Stop sign when it's raining.
Man surrenders in Little Rock 'road rage' shooting that killed 3-year-old boy
Police in Little Rock, Arkansas, say they've made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy over the weekend described as a case of "road rage" over a delay at a stop sign.
Lt. Steve McClanahan said Gary Holmes surrendered to police late Thursday. McClanahan would not release any more information Thursday night, but a federal prosecutor said Holmes had been charged in state court with murder.
The shooting of Acen King as he was being driven by his grandmother for a shopping trip Saturday afternoon prompted the city and FBI to offer $40,000 in reward money for information leading to the shooter.
The shooting apparently occurred after a gunman was angry that the boy's grandmother "wasn't moving fast enough at a stop sign," McClanahan said at the time.
Acen King Courtesy Pastor Terrance "Scotty" Long
In a 911 call released by police Monday, the boy's grandmother tells a dispatcher, "I was at the stop sign and the guy blew a horn at me and I blew it back, and he shot, but I thought it was in the air. He shot at the car!"
Police were called to a shopping center at around 6:20 p.m. Saturday after the grandmother realized her grandson had been shot. He was rushed to a hospital where he died, authorities said.
At the time, police said they were looking for an older model black Chevrolet Impala and a tall African-American man. McClanahan has said investigators believe the grandmother is "completely innocent" in the incident. She was not hurt.
Pulaski County jail records show a Gary Holmes of Little Rock booked Thursday night on a charge of capital murder. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Harris for the Eastern District of Arkansas confirmed Holmes surrendered to police and has been charged in state court with murder.
Man surrenders in Little Rock 'road rage' shooting that killed 3-year-old boy
Police in Little Rock, Arkansas, say they've made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy over the weekend described as a case of "road rage" over a delay at a stop sign.
Lt. Steve McClanahan said Gary Holmes surrendered to police late Thursday. McClanahan would not release any more information Thursday night, but a federal prosecutor said Holmes had been charged in state court with murder.
The shooting of Acen King as he was being driven by his grandmother for a shopping trip Saturday afternoon prompted the city and FBI to offer $40,000 in reward money for information leading to the shooter.
The shooting apparently occurred after a gunman was angry that the boy's grandmother "wasn't moving fast enough at a stop sign," McClanahan said at the time.
Acen King Courtesy Pastor Terrance "Scotty" Long
In a 911 call released by police Monday, the boy's grandmother tells a dispatcher, "I was at the stop sign and the guy blew a horn at me and I blew it back, and he shot, but I thought it was in the air. He shot at the car!"
Police were called to a shopping center at around 6:20 p.m. Saturday after the grandmother realized her grandson had been shot. He was rushed to a hospital where he died, authorities said.
At the time, police said they were looking for an older model black Chevrolet Impala and a tall African-American man. McClanahan has said investigators believe the grandmother is "completely innocent" in the incident. She was not hurt.
Pulaski County jail records show a Gary Holmes of Little Rock booked Thursday night on a charge of capital murder. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Harris for the Eastern District of Arkansas confirmed Holmes surrendered to police and has been charged in state court with murder.