The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting in Stamps that killed an 18-year-old and left a 16-year-old seriously injured.
The victim was identified as 18-year-old Jaquarious D. Easter.
The ASP said in a statement that at 1:24 a.m. Saturday, Lafayette County 911 received calls of gunshots at a block party on 2nd Street in Stamps. The Stamps Police Department responded and learned that two gunshot victims had been transported to the Magnolia Regional Medical Center in separate private vehicles.
Easter was pronounced dead. The 16-year-old, who was not identified, was taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock with injuries that are serious but not believed to be life threatening.
Easter’s body was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where the manner and cause of death will be determined.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division at (870) 777-4641.
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