DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Arkansas State Police is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in North Little Rock Tuesday evening (December 8th).  A short time before 9:45 PM, state troopers discovered a car parked on the Interstate 40 off-ramp, leading onto U.S. Highway 67/167.  The driver of the car had been shot.

Stephen DeWayne Gilbert Jr., 19, of North Little Rock sustained a gunshot wound from what is believed to be a drive-by shooting that occurred nearby along I-40.

Gilbert was transported from the crime scene by ambulance and was last reported to be in critical condition at a Little Rock hospital.

Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division have been assigned to the case.