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Update: Police say two people shot at Park Plaza Mall


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Updated: 12/28/2011 5:17 pm Published: 12/27/2011 2:55 pm
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Little Rock Police now say two men were shot in an officer involved shooting at the Park Plaza Mall.

The shooting happened just after 2:30pm on December 27.

According to the police report, two mall security officers met a mother and a daughter in the parking lot.  The mother said three men tried to get her daughter into their car.  The security guards called on Christopher Johannes, a Little Rock police officer who was off duty at the time.  The report further indicates when the driver of the car saw Officer Johannes, he jumped back in the car and began backing up towards security officers and other customers.  Officer Johannes fired shots at the passengers. 

The driver, 29-year-old Joseph Williams, was shot at least once in the upper torso. Police say that he is still in the hospital. The front seat passenger, 20-year-old Keithen Pettus, was shot once in the face. Pettus was apprehended on Piece Street, across from the mall on University, after he fled from the scene. Pettus was treated and released from the hospital. Johnnie Campbell was the passenger behind the driver. He was not hurt in the shooting.

The report details police found a white powder substance and a large amount of cash on Williams. 

The investigation is ongoing. Police say they have not filed any charges at this time.

Statement by Park Plaza Mall

The safety of our shoppers and tenants is always our top priority. We are working hand in hand with the Little Rock Police Department in their investigation and will continue to do so.

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itsmenotyou - 3/2/2013 3:51 PM
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cmducks - 12/30/2011 12:35 AM
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brotherlove I would'nt even let that ninjajeff fool bother me. Clearly he's not from Arkansas. He probobly don't even know were it is on the map. He's stuck in a hole somewere and don't have a clue. brotherlove try and be nice to ninjajeff. He'll come out of his world of ninja's and super heros one of these days but for now let him continue on his fisherprice p.c.

brotherlove - 12/29/2011 11:25 PM
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NINJAJEFF TAKE YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS, SELF-ENTITLED, OVER HYPED MILITARY BLAH BLAH BLAH COMMENTS AND LETS SEE HOW SOME OF YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE ARMED FORCES WOULD ACTUALLY SAY TO YOUR COMMENTS, I GONNA SAY THIS. OFFICER JOHANNES HAS MANY AND I MEAN MANY SUPPORTERS THAT ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARMED FORCES. AND NOT ONE, I MEAN ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING LESS THAN "KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!" WHAT DOES THE EXTENT OF YOUR BACKGROUND, BURNING FECAL MATTER OVERSEAS? FIRING YOUR WEAPON IN BASIC? YOU HONESTLY CANNOT SAY YOU CAN PREDICT HOW YOU WOULD HAVE REACTED IN THE SAME SITUATION!!!!! I CHALLENGE YOU TO LOCATE OFFICER JOHANNES AND MAKE THE SAME STATEMENT TO HIS FACE, PRIVATELY, PUBLICLY, OR EVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR CLOSEST BUDDIES. THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN THE SERVICE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE OFFICERS GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS. I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANY POLICE OFFICER OR BUDDY WHILE DEPLOYED TO BACK YOU UP WITH YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ninjajeff - 12/29/2011 12:19 PM
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You country Arkansas moon shine drinking idiots will promote shooting a black man any chance you get. smh! First off lets be serious for a second. If A car is parked in a parking spot at the mall and starts to back up, any able bodied person can easily move out of the way. i can guarantee from my trained military experience that it would've taken the same amount of time if not less to pull and fire an entire clip into a car of three people (which is what happened). Secondly for those idiots stating that the safety of mall shoppers was at risk... ARE YOU ALL RETARDED? IF the moving car was a threat what do you think bullets flying through the mall parking lot was? Quality reassurance? You country idiots hear "coke" and read those african american names and think "thug" . Well if everybody that has been in possession of coke should be shot down then the police departments all over america have some making up to do. I cant believe that our tax paying citizens are the first to kick people's constitutional rights out of the door. The officer saw no weapon! And last but not least if someone tried to abduct a girl and her mother had time to go to security which had time to find the off duty police officer and tell him the story, do you really think that someone was being abducted. IT may be rude and disrespectful but i didn't think asking a perfectly legal adult to get into a car was a crime. OR was her mother just offended by the approach and ran to tell security the first thing that came to her mind. None of these sound like reason to fire a full clip into a car with no weapons and a shaky story. Please do better citizens of arkansas!

livin4Him - 12/29/2011 12:04 PM
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Show of hands: how many of you were actually there? If you weren't, you have no right judging the officer's actions. These men and women are trained to deal with all types of situations, and until you are in their shoes, you should not criticize them. If you think you could do a better job, then by all means, please join the police force.

livin4Him - 12/29/2011 12:00 PM
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Show of hands: how many of you were actually there? If you weren't, you have no right judging the officer's actions. These men and women are trained to deal with all types of situations, and until you are in their shoes, you should not criticize them. If you think you could do a better job, then by all means, please join the police force.

livin4Him - 12/29/2011 11:54 AM
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Show of hands: how many of you were actually there? If you weren't, you have no right judging the officer's actions. These men and women are trained to deal with all types of situations, and until you are in their shoes, you should not criticize them. If you think you could do a better job, then by all means, please join the police force.

myidea - 12/29/2011 11:09 AM
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the cop should have been a little more accurate

justreading - 12/29/2011 9:31 AM
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The crime isn't about the daughter being seduced into a car with three men. The crime is when a man of law approaches you and you decide to run that's when the crime is broken. Then we the driver pulls out in a reckless manor and is endangering innocent people they broke the law. A car is just as dangerous as a gun. So if they didn't want to stop their vehicle after the officer told them to stop, and if they where endangering others he did nothing but follow his code of ethics and protect the innocent.

beachbum2 - 12/28/2011 7:27 PM
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These ghetto thugs that were raised by the streets got what was coming to them, well maybe not - they have not presented that same threat to me, wanna meet Elvis?
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