Thursday Incident Results in Two Deaths In Mineral Springs

Two people died from gunshot wounds in an incident that occurred Thursday evening in Mineral Springs.

Howard County sheriff Bryan McJunkins said a 911 call was received around 6:45 Thursday evening of two people being shot at 415 North Mercer Street. Officers and medical personnel responded and found an individual identified as 28 year old Jawara Stewart of Nashville lying in the street with a handgun nearby.

Emergency personnel were also directed to the yard of a nearby residence where CPR was being performed on a 16 year old juvenile male.

Sheriff McJunkins said the juvenile was transported to Howard Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. Stewart was transported by air to a hospital where he also died.

According to witness information, a group of people, including Stewart and the 16 year old, were outside the North Mercer Street residence when the pair became involved in a fight over the handgun. Authorities believe that both victims received their gunshot wounds during the struggle.

Bodies of both victims are being sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an official cause of death ruling.

The investigation is still ongoing by local authorities.