Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Four people were injured in two separate pedestrian-vehicle incidents Thursday night in Jonesboro, with police later taking a suspect into custody after a vehicle believed to have been involved was found inside Craighead Forest Park.
The first incident was reported around 6 p.m. at the Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot on Harrisburg Road, where Jonesboro police said two people were reportedly struck by a vehicle.
According to a Jonesboro Police Department desk sergeant, the driver left the scene following the incident. The two injured people were transported to local hospitals. Their conditions were not immediately available.
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A short time later, two additional people were struck by a vehicle inside Craighead Forest Park, according to police.
A dark blue Toyota Yaris believed to have been used in the incidents was located between Access Roads 4 and 5 inside the park.
The two people injured in the park incident were also transported to local hospitals. Their conditions were not immediately available.
The JPD desk sergeant said Jonesboro police and K-9 officers and Craighead County Sheriff’s deputies immediately began searching the woods near where the vehicle was found.
A suspect was subsequently taken into custody, according to the desk sergeant.
No additional information was immediately available Thursday night, including the identities of those injured, the circumstances surrounding the incidents or possible charges against the suspect.
Jonesboro police and the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office remain involved in the investigation.
This is a developing story. JRN will provide updates as they are available.