COTTON PLANT, Ark. — An investigation is underway in Woodruff County concerning a shooting that injured two people in Cotton Plant.
The investigation is being led by the Arkansas State Police.
Deputies with the Woodruff County Sheriff’s Department were summoned to a home in Cotton Plant late Monday night. Upon arrival, law enforcement officials located Elana Martin, 19, of Little Rock, at the front door suffering from a gunshot wound to her thigh. Martin was transported by ambulance to Unity Health in Searcy.
Deputies responded to a second call at a separate home on Conley Drive moments later, where they found Zephaniah Wheeler, 20, of Horn Lake, Mississippi, suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest and arm. Wheeler was airlifted to UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, where he was listed in stable condition following surgery.
Authorities believe Martin and Wheeler were injured in the same incident. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
No further information is available for release at this time.
