Double shooting under investigation

A Garland County Sheriff's Department patrol unit. - File photo by The Sentinel-Record
A Garland County Sheriff's Department patrol unit. - File photo by The Sentinel-Record


A shooting incident early Saturday reportedly left one local man injured and another man deceased at a residence on Arkridge Road, according to a Garland County Sheriff's Office news release issued Tuesday afternoon.

One man, Roger Singleton, 56, of Hot Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene while a second man, identified as Dean Agus, 48, was transported to a local hospital with "what appeared to be injuries from a gunshot," the release said.

At around 7:44 a.m., a 911 call was received at the Garland County Communication Center regarding a shooting at 742 Arkridge Road and sheriff's deputies, LifeNet EMS and the Lake Hamilton Fire Department responded.

Once on scene, deputies located Agus suffering from "what appeared to be injuries sustained from a gunshot" and LifeNet EMTs began treating him. He was taken to a local hospital for additional treatment of his injuries.

Deputies then checked the residence and reportedly located Singleton in the kitchen. The release notes Singleton was found to be unresponsive and "had evidence of injuries sustained from gunshots as well."

The Garland County coroner was notified and arrived on the scene and later pronounced Singleton deceased.

"All witnesses were transported to the Garland County Criminal Investigations Division for questioning and the case is still considered to be under investigation," Deputy Courtney Kizer, the department's public information officer, said in the release.


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