On the evening of February 13, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested a 17-year-old from Magnolia in connection with a shooting that occurred February 12, 2023, on the Southern Arkansas Tech University campus. He will be charged as an adult with First-Degree Battery, Aggravated Assault, and having a Firearm on a School Campus.
Deceased L Ibemcha, 39, wife of L Tondon of Kangchup Chingkhong was undergoing treatment after she suffered a bullet injury during an intense firing upon farmers by Kuki militants.