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Police investigating robbery and double homicide in Arkadelphia

Neighbors are reacting to a double homicide that happened during an alleged robbery at a local apartment complex in Arkadelphia on Friday.

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Police are investigating a double homicide and robbery that happened at an apartment complex in Arkadelphia on Friday.

Officer stated that a 16-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were both killed, though few other details have been released.

Neighbors said that a shooting happened right outside of building 8 at Lark Place Apartments. According to police, the call came in just after 10:15 p.m.

One neighbor added that the area is normally quiet, and he was surprised to hear that this happened. 

"It was a shock to a lot of people," Mark Williams explained.

Williams lives two buildings down from where the shots were fired and said that although he didn't hear the gunshots, he quickly found out that something was wrong.

"My mother woke me up and said it was some gunshots, my niece and my nephew heard it. And by the time I looked outside, it was a lot of police cars out here, and I saw the yellow tape. So I already knew what it meant," he said.

Police believe both victims were involved in the robbery. 

Williams and other neighbors explained that they knew the victims and think that the whole situation is scary. 

"Put the guns down and just do things the right way. Try to live the right way," he said.

We'll continue to follow this story and will update you as we find out more.

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