Man and woman killed in Little Rock shootings

LITTLE ROCK-Police in Little Rock said a man and a woman have been killed in separate shootings in
the city.

Lt. Steve McClanahan said 19-year-old Junius Pitts Jr. died after being shot while apparently sitting in his car at a red light near the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus. No arrests have been
announced.

McClanahan said a witness who was in the car with Pitts told officers that the shots came from another car while he and Pitts were stopped at the red light.

McClanahan also said 27-year-old Eunice Lopez was killed in southwest Little Rock shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday when she was shot while being robbed.

A police report said several teenagers were arrested for the shooting after being identified by
witnesses.

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