Police are also considering charges or further review involving two men wounded in the shooting that killed two people.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A 19-year-old man faces a capital murder charge and detectives are weighing possible action involving two other men as Little Rock police investigate a Circle K shooting that killed two people and wounded four others.
Kavontae Wilburn was located after the Oct. 15 shooting and taken into custody, according to the Little Rock Police Department. Police said he was charged with capital murder. Investigators also said charges were pending for Braxton Flowers, 25, while the circumstances involving Tedarien Mitchell, 22, would be reviewed before a decision on possible charges.
The developing legal picture shows investigators are still determining the roles of several people who were at the convenience store when the shooting occurred. Flowers and Mitchell were among four people taken to hospitals in critical condition, yet both were also identified as suspects in the police incident report. Their presence in both categories underscores how much of the confrontation remained under investigation after the initial response.
Police were called to the Circle K at 6201 Colonel Glenn Road at 5:18 p.m. Thursday. Officers reported finding multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds inside and outside the store. James Parker, 74, was found dead inside the business. Ladontae Wilburn, 19, was transported to a hospital and later died.
Two other injured people, Tamayra Woods, 22, and Kemo Jones, 25, were also taken to local hospitals. Police initially said Woods, Jones, Flowers and Mitchell were in critical condition. The department’s public release did not announce charges against Woods or Jones and did not provide updated hospital conditions for the surviving injured people.
The police report lists homicide and first-degree battery among the offenses being investigated. It identifies Kavontae Wilburn, Flowers and Mitchell as suspects, but a designation in an investigative report does not establish criminal responsibility. Only Kavontae Wilburn had a publicly announced capital murder charge in the department’s release.
The report’s narrative says officers located Kavontae Wilburn after the shooting and took him into custody. Police said charges were still pending for Flowers and that a file review would be completed regarding Mitchell. Authorities did not publicly specify what charge Flowers might face or what conclusion prosecutors could reach after reviewing Mitchell’s case.
Investigators have not announced a final account explaining what started the confrontation. The department also has not released a complete public reconstruction identifying every shot fired or assigning responsibility for each injury and death. Those unanswered questions leave the investigation focused not only on who was present but also on what each person allegedly did during the shooting.
The distinction is especially important because criminal charges are allegations rather than findings of guilt. Kavontae Wilburn’s capital murder case will proceed through the criminal justice system, while decisions involving Flowers and Mitchell remain subject to further investigative or prosecutorial review. Police have not announced final findings regarding either man.
The shooting left Parker dead at the store and Ladontae Wilburn dead after he was taken to a hospital. The Pulaski County coroner sent their bodies to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsies, and police said their families had been notified. Autopsy findings were not included in the department’s initial public account.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing. Additional decisions could depend on evidence still being reviewed as detectives work to establish the sequence of events and determine whether anyone beyond Kavontae Wilburn will face criminal charges connected with the deadly shooting.
Author note: Last updated October 17, 2026.