Arrest Made in Christmas Eve Murder of Salvation Army Major

Published March 16, 2010

| AP

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A 19-year-old man has been arrested on a capital murder charge for the Christmas Eve shooting death of a Salvation Army major in North Little Rock.

Officers arrested Laquan Javaris Fitzpatrick on Tuesday at a home in Helena-West Helena.

North Little Rock police spokesman Sgt. Terry Kuykendall says Fitzpatrick had long been a suspect in the case. Fitzpatrick was still being questioned late Tuesday afternoon.

Forty-year-old Philip Wise was gunned down as he returned to the Salvation Army office after dropping off two bell ringers on the last day of the organization's kettle drive. Investigators say robbery was the motive.

Police said they didn't know if Fitzpatrick had an attorney yet.

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