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Police investigating overnight murder-suicide in West Little Rock

Police say the incident happened in west Little Rock overnight at a home on Carter Lane.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a murder-suicide that happened in west Little Rock overnight.

According to police, they were dispatched at 10:51 p.m. on March 6 to a home on Carter Lane after receiving a call about a shooting. 

Upon arrival, police found two individuals, a man and woman, with apparent gunshot wounds. 

The man, later identified as 65-year-old Craig Goodman, was pronounced dead after medical personnel responded to the scene.

The woman, 57-year-old Suzanne McCarty, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The medical staff took life-saving measures, but McCarty was pronounced dead at the hospital.

After interviewing witnesses, detectives learned Goodman was chasing McCarty, shooting at her. Detectives say preliminary results indicate that Goodman shot McCarty as she ran from her home on Carter Lane; he then committed death by suicide.

Neighbors said while Goodman, who they believe was McCarty's boyfriend, was shooting at her, she wasn't the only one who was put in danger. 

One neighbor's house was hit multiple times by the bullets - sending one bullet through the front door, ricocheting off a clock and landing right at his foot. 

Another neighbor couldn't make it home last night because the investigation took over the street. 

Neighbors said they feel like they've lost both a beloved neighbor and their sense of security in their quiet neighborhood.

The investigation is still ongoing.  

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We will update this article with more information as it becomes available.





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