This story is enough to make you wanna weep and fight all at the same time. Another case of road rage has been blamed in the shooting death of a three year old lil boy. Little Rock, Arkansas toddler Acen King and his lil brother were sitting in the back seat of their grandmother’s car as she was driving when tragedy struck.
Acen and a 1-year-old sibling had been out Christmas shopping with their Grandmother when the horrific incident took place. The grandmother of Arkansas 3-year-old Acen King had reportedly stopped at a stop sign and failed to move fast enough for the driver behind her, who began to honk. Acen King’s grandmother, 47-year-old Kim King-Macon, reportedly honked back. Apparently this is what tee’d the suspect off to another level.
The toddler was on a shopping trip with his grandmother over the weekend when the gunman opened fire, police said.
The incident began Saturday evening when a motorist behind the grandmother grew agitated that she was not moving quickly enough at a stop sign, Little Rock Police Department spokesman Lt. Steven McClanahan said.
The man started honking his horn. The grandmother honked her horn. Then, police said, the man got out of his black Chevrolet Impala and fired into her car.
“One shot was fired and it went through the vehicle and hit the child,” McClanahan said.
Not realizing that the child had been hit, the woman drove on to a JC Penney about 9 miles away. She realized her grandson was wounded when she went to get him out of the car, according to a police incident report.
Police received a call shortly before 6:30 p.m. that a child passenger had been shot.
The boy was transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 1-year-old child was also in the car at the time of the shooting, according to the police report.
Police said the grandmother and the slain boy had no relationship with the suspect.
“I certainly have no information to say that anyone in this family has done anything to cost this young person’s life,” Little Rock Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner told CNN affiliate KARK. “But this is about as frustrated as you can be as a public safety official or just a plain citizen.”
Homicide detectives are conducting an investigation.
The fatal shooting marks Little Rock’s 40th homicide of the year, police said. Last year, there were 31 homicides in the city.”
Popular social media personality Officer Tommy Norman has lended his support in finding the monster who killed this child also. He says the suspect won’t be caught without the help of the public. A person who is crazy enough to exit his car and shoot inside of a vehicle holding a senior citizen and two babies needs to be taken off the street ASAP.
Anyone with information about the Little Rock road rage shooting of Acen King or the shooting of Ramiya Reed is asked to call (501) 371-4636 or (501) 340-8477 to help solve these senseless crimes.
REST IN PEACE SWEET BABY BOY.
