Wynne shaken by block party shooting and two fatal accidents Saturday night

Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – April 14, 2024 – One man was shot and killed and at least nine others were injured Saturday night, April 13, in Wynne, according to the Arkansas State Police.

Shots were fired at about 10 p.m. at a block party near the corner of Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street in Wynne. Two victims were run over by vehicles fleeing from the scene according to KWYN.

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident at the request of the Wynne Police Department. Investigators have identified multiple people of interest and encourage anyone with information about the incident to call Troop D at (870) 970-6082, state police said.

Varian Campbell, 27, of Wynne was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Victims were male and female, with ages ranging from 24 to 49.

Victims were transported to St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne, Forrest City Medical Center, and hospitals in Memphis and Jonesboro. One victim was transported by helicopter to the Regional One Health Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis. Authorities believe additional injured individuals may have been transported to hospitals in private vehicles.

The deceased was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where manner and cause of death will be determined. The investigation is ongoing.

Two people also reportedly died in unrelated traffic accidents Saturday night.

Cathy Wagner was killed in a wreck in Wynne while transporting a student to prom at the Delta Gin venue, according to radio station KWYN. The accident happened at the intersection of US 64 and 64B. The student passenger was taken to CrossRidge Community Hospital and then airlifed to The Med according to KWYN. Another driver in the accident was also injured.

In White County, a two-vehicle wreck claimed the life of Lisa Beard, 60, of Bald Knob. Injured were Whitney Taylor, 36, of Wynne and two juveniles. The wreck occurred on U.S. 64 near Big Green Tom Lake at 9:14 p.m. when the vehicle driven by Taylor crossed the center line and struck Beard’s vehicle head-on, according to a state police report.