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A child leads police to a man who allegedly shot a father trying to rescue his own children.
James Flowers, 37, was very quiet being led away by Little Rock police officers after being arrested for murder. He's accused of killing 45-year-old Kenneth Parks as Parks tried to rescue his children during an armed robbery.
Some thought the crime would go unsolved as it happened in July. A child witness remembered Flowers when he saw him several weeks ago in the Wakefield neighborhood. Police admit without the child, the crime may have never been solved.
Sgt. Terry Hastings with the Little Rock Police Department says, "There's always someone around that's seen something, heard someone talking. You can take that information and our detectives are very good at piecing it together and tying it to a suspect."
The night of the crime, several children were having a sleepover in a neighbors home. When they heard someone breaking in, they called the childrens parents who lived next door. When the dad came to rescue them, he was shot. He was found dead on South Wakefield Road.
The police report goes on to say the victim's wife saw the suspects get into a minivan. She thought they might harm the kids, so she ran down the street to lead them away. She also feared they would shoot her. The children were not injured and the suspects got a small amount of cash.
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?aid=19859&storyid=21709&bw=
James Flowers, 37, was very quiet being led away by Little Rock police officers after being arrested for murder. He's accused of killing 45-year-old Kenneth Parks as Parks tried to rescue his children during an armed robbery.
Some thought the crime would go unsolved as it happened in July. A child witness remembered Flowers when he saw him several weeks ago in the Wakefield neighborhood. Police admit without the child, the crime may have never been solved.
Sgt. Terry Hastings with the Little Rock Police Department says, "There's always someone around that's seen something, heard someone talking. You can take that information and our detectives are very good at piecing it together and tying it to a suspect."
The night of the crime, several children were having a sleepover in a neighbors home. When they heard someone breaking in, they called the childrens parents who lived next door. When the dad came to rescue them, he was shot. He was found dead on South Wakefield Road.
The police report goes on to say the victim's wife saw the suspects get into a minivan. She thought they might harm the kids, so she ran down the street to lead them away. She also feared they would shoot her. The children were not injured and the suspects got a small amount of cash.
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?aid=19859&storyid=21709&bw=