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Arkansas State Police arrests suspect in Texarkana hours after Little Rock shooting

Omar Pena Romero Texarkana, Arkansas Little Rock Police Department Arkansas State Police Shooting
Arkansas State Police arrests suspect in Texarkana hours after Little Rock shooting
August 20, 2023 At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023, Arkansas State Police Troop G took into custody Omar Pena-Romero, 23, after stopping him at the 4-mile marker on Interstate 30 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Pena-Romero was wanted by Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) in connection with the shooting of a Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) employee in downtown Little Rock.  The employee was shot in the parking lot of MEMS Station One on 7th Street around 5:30 p.m. She was transported to a Little Rock hospital with life-threatening injuries and remained in critical condition Sunday. After taking the suspect into custody, ASP transported him to central Arkansas and transferred custody to LRPD. Troop G was assisted by Troop A and Texarkana Police Department. Pena-Romero was charged with first-degree domestic battery, violating a no-contact order and unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate a crime.
He remains in custody at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Center. 
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