LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Update: Searcy police have identified the victims involved in the shooting at a McDonald's on East Race Street as 31-year-old Josh Acevedo of Bald Knob and 24-year-old Cody Benton of Judsonia.
Both men were involved in a verbal altercation that led to Benton firing several rounds at Acevedo, who later died from his injuries.
After shooting Acevedo, police said that Benton took his own life.
Searcy police are now investigating multiple shootings that happened in the city this week.
According to authorities, an investigation is ongoing for the two unrelated shootings in which two people have died as a result.
Officers reportedly responded to a "shots fired" call at the McDonald's on East Race Street at approximately 8:30 p.m., which is where two men were shooting at one another.
As a result of the gunfire, police said that both men were transported to the hospital where they later died as a result.
In a separate, unrelated incident, Searcy police said that they were also searching for a suspect who shot at multiple residences.
Authorities said that they were called to Dogwood Manor Apartments, which is where they discovered that 2 apartments and 2 parked vehicles were struck by gunfire.
Roughly 30 minutes later, police were sent to The Ridge Apartments, where they discovered 3 apartments and 1 parked vehicle that had been struck by gunfire.
Police said no injuries have been reported as a result of the apartment shootings, but believe both of the apartment incidents to be connected.
The Searcy Police Department is searching for 26-year-old Aaron Warren in reference to the shootings at Dogwood Manor Apartments and The Ridge Apartments Tuesday night.
According to a news release, Warren is not a suspect at this time but is asking for the public's help with locating him so they can talk about the shootings. He is believed to be in the Woodruff County area.
The Searcy Police Department encourages anyone who may have information on his whereabouts to contact the Searcy Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at (501) 279-1038. You can remain anonymous.
The police department asked that nobody approach Warren if spotted.
In addition, Searcy police said that a small white passenger car was witnessed leaving the scene of both Dogwood Manor Apartments and The Ridge Apartments and it is believed that the shootings are related.
The news release also said that the police department responded to several "shots fired" calls Tuesday night, but was unfounded by officers that were in the area or by other witnesses that did not hear any gunfire.
The investigations into these incidents remain ongoing and we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.