On April 17, 2023, 4-year-old Leilani Blayne Lucio was fatally wounded in a shooting at a Carson Street residence in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The afternoon attack, reported around 2:17 p.m., also left 30-year-old Rosendo Lucio injured; both victims were found with apparent gunshot wounds, given life-saving measures at the scene, and transported to a local hospital where Leilani later died and Rosendo survived.

The Hot Springs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division identified 18-year-old Alejandro David Gasca as a suspect and located him the same day at about 9:15 p.m. Gasca was arrested and charged with Murder in the First Degree for Leilani’s death and Battery in the First Degree for Rosendo’s injuries.

Does anyone in Hot Springs have information about what happened on Carson Street that afternoon or knew the family?