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Possible shooting reported near basketball court in Fort SmithFort Smith AR

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Fort Smith, AR

There were reports of a possible shooting near the basketball court and playground in Fort Smith. Two juveniles claimed they saw someone get shot in the head, but no injuries have been confirmed. Officers found shell casings in the parking lot and are searching for evidence. The exact details remain unclear as witnesses are not fully certain about the shooting.

Audio|Source: Fort Smith Police Dispatch
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have anybody on the scene at the playground? I have kids saying somebody was shot.
00:09
Just I don't go back. I didn't see any one shot.
00:16
So as the other saying the victim said?
00:21
Outside the basketball court, we're still public service with them.
00:26
We're out about the best of the ball court.
00:28
No one's claiming an injury.
00:30
We're going to over on the other side with the bathroom.
00:40
And on that three?
00:44
I'm over here checking on people over at the other side of the ball courts here at the soccer field and the bathrooms.
00:53
Our caller advising that was not unseen, he had two juveniles that ran over and advised that.
01:01
We're just that no one has been gated.
01:03
Ten more.
01:08
We're getting a return in y'all's email.
01:15
Thanks so.
01:20
C-Hine-Rine.
01:38
The juvenile claim they saw somebody get shot in the head are going to be at the playground with an adult.
01:50
I have two juveniles that told a caller that called us that they saw somebody get shot at the basketball court. Those two juveniles are supposed to be at the playground right now if officers can try and make contact with them because they were very adamant somebody got hit.
02:03
Three is out with the two juveniles over by the restrooms on the far side.
02:08
You found anybody hit?
02:12
As of right now, no.
02:18
We're advising that we do not know if anybody got shot.
02:20
The juvenile are advised that he was wearing a red shirt with a soccer on it.
02:37
Is this the suspect?
02:39
Good boy.
02:44
Mike Gorsal on the side of it is the soccer team.
02:51
The juveniles are also saying they thought somebody got shot but they're not 100% sure anymore.
03:07
Okay, ten-one.
03:11
One of the basketball courts in the parking lot, I started looking for some shell casing, starts putting TFS cars down, we've got several here.
03:22
Seeing possible suspect car from ASP is going to be around Park and O, it's going to be a silver Nissan cube car.

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