Little Rock police are investigating a triple shooting in midtown Thursday night, according to a department spokesman.

ADVERTISEMENT

More headlines

Police were called to a shooting at the intersection of Van Buren and West 22nd streets at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan said. He said three men were taken to UAMS Medical Center with gunshot wounds.

McClanahan said one man was shot in the neck, one in the abdomen and one in the hand. None of the injuries were life-threatening, he said

McClanahan said police do not know the relationship between the three men, who he said are in their mid-20s.

He said there were multiple bullet casings at the scene, and no suspects were in custody. Police will process the evidence and canvass the neighborhood, going door to door talking to people about what happened, he said.

As police investigated Thursday night, a small crowd of people showed up, some wearing pajamas.

Tonya Pearson came from Higgins on Thursday after she heard a shooting occurred near her 86-year-old aunt's house.

"We just need to get our auntie out of here," she said Thursday night, mentioning that many other relatives came to the crime scene after they heard of the shooting.

Metro on 06/10/2016