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U.S. Army Recruiter Slain at Recruiting Office

1:46 PM, Jun 1, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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The AP reports some terrible news:

One Army recruiter was killed Monday and a second was wounded in a shooting at a recruiting office, and a suspect was arrested, police said.

Police Lt. Terry Hastings said the recruiter was shot when a man in a black SUV opened fire on the office in west Little Rock at about 10:30 a.m.

The vehicle was stopped on Interstate 630 a short time later and a suspect was taken into custody. Hastings said the suspect pulled over and surrendered without incident.

The suspect's identity and motive are not known at this time.