Police identify man killed in Springdale shooting

Springdale police are investigating a fatal shooting in the area of Newell Drive and Huntsville Avenue in Springdale. Go to nwaonline.com/200131Daily/ and nwadg.com/photos for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/David Gottschalk)
Springdale police are investigating a fatal shooting in the area of Newell Drive and Huntsville Avenue in Springdale. Go to nwaonline.com/200131Daily/ and nwadg.com/photos for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/David Gottschalk)

SPRINGDALE -- Police have identified the man shot and killed Thursday on Newell Drive as Joseph Soto.

Soto, 23, was found lying in a driveway on Newell Drive near Huntsville Avenue when officers responded to a report of shots fired at 2:48 a.m. Thursday.

The officers performed CPR on Soto but he died at the scene. His body was was taken by the Washington County Coroner's Office and was to be sent to the State Crime Lab in Little Rock for an autopsy.

Police said initial information indicates the shooting wasn't a random act of violence and the investigation is continuing.

NW News on 02/01/2020

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