LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After a party supporting Ryan Davis for state candidacy on Monday, he and State Rep. Vivian Flowers say they were reportedly racially targeted after a white neighbor began yelling at them, saying they "didn't belong here."
After an argument ensued, a separate neighbor came out of her house and also began yelling at Davis and Rep. Flowers, according to their statements to police.
A gunshot was heard, presumably from the direction of the second neighbor's house. That neighbor confirmed to police she told Davis and Rep. Flowers to "drop dead."
The gunshot prompted Davis and Rep. Flowers to call the police.
Little Rock officers responded just after 8:45 p.m. to a "disturbance" on Dennison Street. On their way, they were informed that a gun had possibly been shot in an unknown area.
Once police arrived, they "had their weapons drawn and commanded Davis and Rep. Flowers to show their hands due to officers not knowing who fired the shots," the police report states.
Once officers were made aware of the situation, they began searching the area for shell casings, but did not find any in the area.
According to the police report, the first neighbor was not cooperative.
Once police made contact with the second neighbor, she wouldn't let officers see her guns when they asked but denied shooting a gun.
Little Rock police said in a statement there isn't enough evidence to make an arrest and that the responding officers followed proper procedure while handling the situation.
The Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus said in a statement that:
"This story isn’t worthy because Vivian Flowers and Ryan Davis are an elected official and an electoral candidate. This story isn’t worthy because Vivian Flowers and Ryan Davis are an elected official and an electoral candidate. They are not special. Their “status” does not spare them the harsh realities of racism. What's important for us all to understand is that this sort of thing happens far too often to people of color. We need to know and must learn to talk about how this is a regular and unacceptable fact of life for far too many people."
The Democratic Party of Arkansas said Flowers and Davis were "targeted and denied fair treatment because of their race."