Police investigating shooting of UPS driver in south Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Police are responding to reports of a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the south side of Little Rock where a UPS driver appeared to be injured.

Officials with the Little Rock Police Department said reports of a shooting came in around 1 p.m. from the 7500 block of Royal Oaks Drive in the south part of the city.

When officers arrived on scene, they said they found one person injured and suffering from gunshot wounds.

The officers secured the scene while emergency medical personnel took the victim to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police officials said the victim is in critical condition.

LRPD officials confirmed that the victim in the case was a UPS driver.

Police have not released any information on a possible suspect in this incident at this time, but detectives noted that their investigation is underway.

Anyone with any information on this shooting is asked to contact detectives with the Major Crimes Division at 501-371-4660.