A daughter mourned

Shooting at LR park left 10-year-old girl dead, man injured

Yuquitia Bradley visits a memorial for her daughter, Ja’Aliyah Hughes, on Monday at Boyle Park in Little Rock. Hughes was fatally shot while at the park with her family Saturday. More photos at arkansasonline.com/316memorial/.

A second suspect surrendered to Little Rock police in the Boyle Park shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl and left a man critically injured Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.

Eric Hall Jr., 18, of Little Rock surrendered Monday afternoon. Ladarius Burnett, 18, of Little Rock surrendered Sunday, according to tweets by police.

Both Hall and Burnett were arrested on capital murder charges, according to their arrest reports. They were being held at the Pulaski County jail as of Monday night.

According to his arrest report, Burnett is also facing charges of theft of property and breaking and entering. He has pleaded innocent to all charges, including capital murder, according to docket reports filed Monday.

Officers responded to reports of a person down just before 4 p.m. Saturday at the park, according to a Little Rock police news release. The 10-year-old girl, who was identified by her mother in a Facebook post Sunday as Ja’Aliyah Hughes, had been shot. She later died at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, police said.

Kejuan Mcgill, 22, of North Little Rock was also shot, according to a police report. Mcgill was transported by private vehicle to Baptist Health Medical Center, where he was taken into surgery.

Police did not provide an update on Mcgill’s condition as of Monday night.

Ja’Aliyah was a fifth grader at Otter Creek Elementary in the Little Rock School District.

The district released a statement Monday stating that it would make counselors available for staff members, students and families affected by the shooting.

“Losing a child is one of the most unimaginable tragedies that could happen,” Superintendent Mike Poore said in the release.

“That burden becomes even more overwhelming when the loss of that child is from senseless violence. The 10-year-old was a bright student who had her life ahead of her and we can only imagine what she would have become,” he said.