Ranger Assists At Site Of Fatal Shooting

Protection ranger David Dunaj was heading northbound on Park Avenue on the morning of February 10th when he heard Hot Springs PD broadcast a call about a possible shooting on Bower Street, which is less than a half mile from the park’s boundary. Dunaj was the nearest officer in the area and was advised to assist city police. Dunaj and a Hot Springs officer contacted a distraught woman who unlocked the door to her home and told them where to find the victim. They found a man in his 40s lying on the floor in a pool of blood just inside the doorway. The area was searched and secured by Dunaj and the officer, but the assailant(s) had evidently fled. Dunaj assisted with management of the crime scene and ambulance transport of the victim, who was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. City detectives are investigating. No arrests have yet been made.