Fort Smith Police responded to 4201 Kinkead (Boardwalk Apartments) on Saturday night around 9 p.m. in reference to a shooting. Kiowa Bales, 24, was shot in the back, and taken to a local hospital for treatment. Bales and his girlfriend, Cierra Sivage live at the home together and Cierra's brother, 19-year-old Nicholas Love stopped by to visit, according to police. Police said at some point during the visit, Cierra and her brother got into an argument and Bales, her boyfriend, intervened. During the argument, Nicholas Love pulled a gun from his pants and pointed it at Cierra. Bales, stepped between Cierra and Nicholas and asked him to stop threatening Cierra. Kiowa told Nicholas they did not want any trouble and they started walking towards their apartment. After a few steps away from Nicholas, shots were fired. Kiowa and Cierra ran into a nearby apartment and asked the tenants to call 911 after realizing Kiowa had beenshot.Nicholas Love was later located at a home in Van Buren and taken into custody. He was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on suspicion of Battery 1st Degree and Aggravated Assault.

Fort Smith Police responded to 4201 Kinkead (Boardwalk Apartments) on Saturday night around 9 p.m. in reference to a shooting. Kiowa Bales, 24, was shot in the back, and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Bales and his girlfriend, Cierra Sivage live at the home together and Cierra's brother, 19-year-old Nicholas Love stopped by to visit, according to police.


Police said at some point during the visit, Cierra and her brother got into an argument and Bales, her boyfriend, intervened.

During the argument, Nicholas Love pulled a gun from his pants and pointed it at Cierra. Bales, stepped between Cierra and Nicholas and asked him to stop threatening Cierra.

Kiowa told Nicholas they did not want any trouble and they started walking towards their apartment.

After a few steps away from Nicholas, shots were fired. Kiowa and Cierra ran into a nearby apartment and asked the tenants to call 911 after realizing Kiowa had been

shot.

Nicholas Love was later located at a home in Van Buren and taken into custody.

He was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on suspicion of Battery 1st Degree and Aggravated Assault.