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Conway police name two arrested, seek two others in Fifth Avenue Park mass shooting
Summary
Conway Police announced arrests in the April 13 Fifth Avenue Park shooting: two suspects are in custody and warrants have been issued for two others. Police said about 73 rounds were fired from seven weapons; two people were killed and nine wounded.
Chief Harris of the Conway Police Department said at a press briefing that two people have been arrested and warrants have been issued for two others in the April 13 shooting at Fifth Avenue Park.
Lieutenant Kennedy, head of the department’s investigations division, said investigators determined roughly 73 rounds were fired from seven different weapons, resulting in two fatalities and nine people with gunshot injuries who were treated at local hospitals.
Kennedy identified two people in custody: Ryan Goins, 20, of Pine Bluff, charged with 11 counts of aggravated assault; and Tyler Farris, 19, of Conway, arrested last Tuesday on two counts of capital murder, one count of terrorism and nine counts of attempted capital murder. He said warrants were issued for Kedrick Johnson (Conway) and Kamari Johnson (Conway) on the same capital murder, terrorism and attempted capital murder charges.
"It's not a charge that I've ever charged in my career," Kennedy said of the terrorism count, adding that the charge was sought because investigators concluded the attack was intended "to intimidate or coerce a significant portion of the civilian population." He said ballistics testing matched shell casings to multiple firearms and helped establish the number of weapons used.
Police set up an anonymous tip line and asked residents with information to call the criminal investigations number at 450-6130 (area code not specified). The department also provided a victim-advocate phone number, 450-6118, for people needing counseling or assistance.
Chief Harris thanked local, state and federal partners for investigative help, including the U.S. Marshals Service, Arkansas State Police, Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, Cabot Police Department and others. He said the department has ordered a formal internal review of its response to identify what was done well and where changes may be needed.
The investigation remains active; police asked anyone with information about the named suspects to contact the tip line and warned that providing shelter, transportation or false information to suspects can result in felony hindering-apprehension charges.
