Arkansas man arrested in connection with fatal shooting

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – Authorities in Arkansas say a 41-year-old man is in
custody following the fatal shooting of a woman.

Investigators say the shooting was reported about 7:20 p.m. Saturday at a
residence in Hot Springs.

The Hot Springs Police Department says officers found a woman inside the house
with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity was
withheld pending notification of her family.

Police say they took Levar Strickland of Hot Springs into custody in
connection with the shooting. Records at the Garland County Detention Center
show Strickland was being held Sunday on complaints of criminal use of a
prohibited weapon and possession of a defaced firearm.

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