Damon Wilson pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges on March 4. In February of 2024, Wilson went to Layla Johnson’s house with an AR-15-style rifle. Investigators said he told Johnson, 16, about a malfunction with the weapon. While handling the gun, it fired, hitting Johnson in the head.

Jacksonville Police Officers responded to a reporting shooting in the area of Pike Avenue near East Boulevard.Upon arrival, they d

A Jacksonville man was given probation last Tuesday, March 4, for manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl, according to court records.On March 4, 28-year-old Damon Wilson changed his plea of not guilty to guilty for shooting Layla Johnson in the head inside of a home in Jacksonville's New Town area on Feb.

A 28-year-old man was sentenced to five years of probation last week after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of a 16-year-old girl in New Town.

A suspect is in custody after Jacksonville police responding to a shooting near Pike Avenue and East Blvd. on March 8.

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — The Jacksonville Police Department responded to a pair of shootings Monday evening. At around 6:20 p.m., a man identified as 38-year-old Corey Brown suffered two gunshot wounds on Plummer Street.

Police said Damon Wilson was "manipulating" an AR-15 style rifle at the time of the shooting, as it went off and a bullet struck the girl in the head.

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Jacksonville police are investigating after responding to two shootings on the evening of March 3. The first incident occurred on Plummer Street, where an adult male was shot twice by a neighbor after an argument.

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