Man who allegedly shot street preacher after trying to snatch away his microphone charged with attempted capital murder

Inset: Latarryes Bush booking photo North Little Rock Police Department. Background: Intersection where shooting occurred on June 2, 2024. YouTube screengrab KTHV.

Inset: Latarryes Bush booking photo (via North Little Rock Police Department). Background: Intersection where shooting occurred on June 2, 2024 (via YouTube screengrab/KTHV).

A street preacher in Arkansas who was shot at an intersection he has stood at for 15 years to deliver the gospel to passersby is in recovery and the alleged shooter, a 20-year-old man from North Little Rock, has been arrested and charged with one count of criminal attempt to commit capital murder.

North Little Rock Police arrested Latarryes Bush on June 2, according to a statement posted on Facebook. Officers said they responded to the busy intersection of John F. Kennedy Blvd. and McCain Blvd. just before noon and found Reverend Larry Oneal Walker lying on the ground with at least one gunshot wound to his abdomen. Walker was transported to a local hospital. Police said witnesses to the shooting helped them with a description of the shooter and the direction he headed.

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