In Brief
[naviga:h3]Boy, 3, dies in road rage shooting[/naviga:h3]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A 3-year-old boy being taken on a shopping trip by his grandmother was killed in a road rage shooting when a driver opened fire on the grandmother’s car because he thought she “wasn’t moving fast enough at a stop sign,” police said.
The boy and his grandmother were at the stop sign in southwest Little Rock on Saturday evening when a driver apparently angry about the delay stepped out of his car and opened fire, police said. The boy was struck by gunfire at least once, they said.
The grandmother, who wasn’t struck, drove away and called police from a shopping center.
Police arrived at the shopping center and found the boy, who was taken to a hospital, where he died shortly after, becoming the second young child shot dead in a road rage incident in the city in the last few weeks.
Police Lt. Steve McClanahan said investigators believe the boy and his grandmother “were completely innocent” and have no relationship with Saturday’s shooter, who was being sought. He said the grandmother was “driving the car and was taking her grandson shopping when the incident occurred.”
Police said they were looking for an older black Chevrolet Impala. Police did not release a detailed description of the man who was driving it.
[naviga:h3]7 cavers in Indiana rescued today[/naviga:h3]
CORYDON, Ind. — Authorities say they’ve rescued seven cavers who didn’t exit a southern Indiana cave as planned.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in statement early today that the remaining five cavers were extracted from Binkley’s Cave near Corydon around 3 a.m. today and were treated for hypothermia and exposure. Two other cavers were escorted from the cave earlier and also treated for hypothermia and exposure.
The DNR says the seven are experienced cavers who were conducting a survey of the cave and were expected to exit Sunday morning after a 15-hour trip. The agency says high water levels in the cave hampered search efforts.
Indiana conservation officers and National Cave Rescue Commission personnel conducted the search operation.
The cave is located about 135 miles south of Indianapolis.
