Jacksonville man held in LR shooting

A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday in a shooting on Halloween, according to a report.

Authorities arrested Jeremy Alan Barrett of Jacksonville in the shooting of 32-yearold Shawn Ramsey, who was wounded at a Little Rock apartment complex on Halloween, according to a police report.

According to the police report, authorities went to the apartment complex at 619 Brookside Drive and found Ramsey with two gunshot wounds.

Ramsey told police that he and Barrett were inside an apartment when Barrett stuck a needle into Ramsey’s girlfriend’s arm. Ramsey said he then began to fight Barrett, according to the report.

The report said Ramsey told police that Barrett then pulled a firearm and shot him.

Barrett faces one count of first-degree battery and one count of possession of firearms by certain persons, according to the report.

He was listed on Pulaski County jail’s inmate roster Tuesday night.