Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – August 3, 2025 – At least two people were injured when shots were fired in a Jonesboro neighborhood Saturday night.
A post on the Jonesboro Police Department Facebook page said a large crowd had gathered in the 300 block of State Street. JPD received a report of a shooting at that location at 9:35pm.
Upon arriving officers found a female victim with a minor injury and treated her at the scene. Witnesses told police the shooter had left.
A short time later police were notified that a male gunshot victim had arrived at an area hospital and that the injury had occurred at the incident on State Street. The post indicated that the injury was non-life threatening.
Around midnight JPD updated its Facebook post to indicate a suspect had been taken into custody and was being held at the Craighead County Detention Center.
The JPD Criminal Investigation Division is actively investigating the shooting. Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to call JPD at 870-935-5657 or CrimeStoppers.