CONWAY, Ark. — Update: Police have named the victims of the deadly shootings as 25-year-old Drew Thomason, 48-year-old Kori Bartholomew, and 29-year-old Aaron Wright..
32-year-old Princemichael Ajetunmobi, who had been arrested by Conway police in connection to fatal shootings, died early on Saturday morning.
Police said that he shot himself after a police chase and that he allegedly knew his victims and shared a child with one of them.
The Conway Police Department has launched an investigation into three separate, but related shooting incidents.
They received the first call just before 5 p.m. at Salem Road and Highway 64, and a second call shortly after on Newcastle Drive. A third call came in around 5:11 p.m. on Donaghey Avenue near UCA.
Officers received a call just before 5 p.m. of a shooting at Salem Road and Highway 64. Upon arrival, they located a 25-year-old female victim who was flown to a local hospital by helicopter.
There have been three victims including the 25-year-old that was airlifted— the other two victims are deceased.
They received a second call at 5:01 p.m. on Newcastle Drive and officers discovered a deceased 48-year-old female.
A third call came in around 5:11 p.m. on Donaghey Avenue and Simms Street near the University of Central Arkansas, where a deceased 29-year-old male victim was found.
Police stated that these shootings were targeted and all of the victims knew the suspect.
An active manhunt with surrounding local, state, and federal agencies ensued.
Arkansas State Police located the suspect a little after 8:00 p.m. and a pursuit began. The suspect then fled the vehicle and fired at officers before fleeing into the woods.
The suspect was located in a field a short distance away at 8:30 p.m. suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and transported to a local hospital.
Authorities are actively searching for 32-year-old Princemichael Ajetunmobi, who is considered armed and dangerous.
According to reports he was last seen driving a White Infinity SUV with Arkansas license plates that read 942TIA.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and we will update this article with more information as soon as it becomes available.
