Mayflower locals react to investigation after two people were found dead in church parking lot

MAYFLOWER, Ark. - Locals were shocked after two people were found dead in a car Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Mayflower church.

In the small town of Mayflower, seeing yellow crime scene tape and police lights is unusual.

Kim Green has lived in Mayflower for 23 years. She was on the way home from a doctor's appointment when she saw the crime scene.

“It's very quiet, it's very family oriented and I feel safe,” Green said. “It was very concerning to us to see all of that."

Mayflower police say a man and a woman were found dead inside a car with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Mayflower.

Authorities said the bodies were found around 12:30 p.m. when doing a welfare check.