Six-year-old child fatally shot in Jacksonville, police investigating

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — The Jacksonville Police Department is now investigating after a young boy was shot and killed on Sunday.

According to reports, on May 17, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m., officers were called with reports of shots that had been fired in the 4000 block of South Highway 161.

While they were on the way, officers got word that one person had been shot in connection to the incident…

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