Update: Army Recruiter Killed In LR Shooting

The two men were wounded outside an Army recruiting office in the Ashley Square Shopping Center off Rodney Parham Road near Reservoir Road around 10:20 a.m.

According to Little Rock police, someone inside a black SUV opened fire on two recruiters standing outside the office. William Long, 23, of Conway, died late Monday morning of multiple gunshot wounds. The other victim, Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, is reportedly in serious condition but is expected to recover.

Police say the suspect, Abdulhakim Margahid Muhammad, 24, is believed to have been specifically targeting military personnel. His name used to be Carlos Bledsoe but he recently changed it to Abdulhakim Muhammad.

Authorities say Muhammad apparently acted alone in the shootings. He is being charged with one count of Capital Murder and 15 counts of terroristic threatening.

Little Rock police caught up with Muhammad shortly after the shooting at the intersection of I-30 and I-630 near downtown Little Rock. The Little Rock Fire Department's bomb squad was called in after a suspicious device was found inside his SUV.

Traffic at the I-30/630 interchange was blocked for about three hours while authorities searched the suspect's vehicle.

Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas explains, "For a period of time it was necessary to close Interstate 630 and Interstate 30 until we could secure this vehicle and ensure that it could be moved safely. As a result of the arrest, three weapons were recovered from the suspect vehicle."

Officers found an assault rifle believed to be the one used in the shooting, a .22 rifle and a .380 semi-automatic pistol. Police also searched Muhammad's apartment off Mara Lynn Drive Monday afternoon, seizing evidence related to the shooting. However, they will not say if they found any additional weapons or any terrorist or religious literature that may indicate a larger conspiracy.

Thomas says, "There is no indication that this individual did anything other than act alone of his own accord. And it is our belief that he acted with a specific intent to target military personnel and did so unilaterally and did so today and today only."

Recruiting commander Lt. Col. Thomas F. Artis says Long and Ezeagwula had just completed basic training and were spending two weeks in Little Rock to recruit in their home area, showing the difference that less than two months of training made in their lives.

The FBI is also involved in the investigation.