CONWAY, Ark. – Caution tape marked the University of Central Arkansas’ campus as a crime scene on Saturday morning.
Conway police were called out to a shooting near the student success parking lot. The university’s president, Houston Davis, said this was an argument that escalated and got violent.
Conway police investigating Saturday morning shooting that injured 1 student
The person who was shot was a mere bystander. William Pape lives near campus and said it was unsettling.
“Literally, there were gun shots going off less than a quarter mile from where I live. It’s very unsettling,” Pape said.
He said crime in the city is a growing concern.
“I don’t ever remember Conway being like this. The fact that there’s been two shootings in the span of a week. Here on a school campus, and then also at a public park,” Pape said.
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Students have said they are worried for their safety.
“It could be a fear of after graduation, of all the parties more of this stuff might happen,” UCA student Ethan Johnsons said.
The student shot is at home recovering.
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