Girl, 10, fatally shot in Little Rock park

Little Rock police have arrested one of the suspects wanted in connection with the shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl and critically injured a man Saturday afternoon at Boyle Park.

Police served Ladarius Burnett his arrest warrant after he surrendered himself to detectives, according a Little Rock Police Department post on Twitter.

The victim, Ja’Aliyah Hughes, was identified Sunday by her mother, who spoke at a gathering at the park. Detectives said late Saturday that the girl was 10 years old, clarifying earlier reports that she was 9.

Police have not released the name or any more information about the man who was critically injured during Saturday’s shooting.

Police are still looking for Eric Hall Jr. in connection with the case.

Little Rock police said earlier they were seeking two suspects after the girl was fatally shot during an argument between two other people at a park.

Police say the girl shot at Boyle Park on Saturday afternoon later died at a hospital. A man was also injured in the shooting and police believe the gunman was aiming for him and unintentionally hit the girl.

“As far as we know, the confrontation was between that individual and the shooter,” police spokesman Mark Edwards said.

Police have identified the two suspects in the slaying of the girl as Ladarius Burnett and Eric Hall Jr. They have not yet been arrested.

Police Chief Keith Humphrey told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the girl was spending time in the park with her family.

“Anytime a life is lost, it’s extremely tragic, but the life of a child,” Humphrey said. “You have a baby who was there with her family, and they expected to go have fun and go home. This one family who has lost a baby.”