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A bill that would have limited uses of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) failed to pass in committee Wendesday.

The fiancee of the man shot to death in a Sherwood hospital on Wednesday told police that the gunman "asked how long they had been together" before opening fire, according to an arrest report from Sherwood police.

At least one person was killed following a shooting at a hospital north of Little Rock, capital of the US' Arkansas, authorities said.A suspect has been taken into custody, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Sherwood Police Chief Jeff ...

1 killed in hospital shooting in U.S. Arkansas, suspect in custody-

A Sherwood hospital was partially evacuated, placed on lockdown and surrounded by a police perimeter for almost three hours on Wednesday morning after a fatal shooting on the fourth floor, where the victim was visiting a patient, police said.

Police say a man visiting a patient at a Little Rock-area hospital was shot dead by a person he knew, and the suspect was arrested about an hour later at a gas station. Sherwood Police Chief Jeff Hagar said police found 21-year-old Leighton Whitfield dead Wednesday at CHI St. Vincent in Sherwood. Hagar said 24-year-old Raymond Lovett was arrested in Little Rock and charged with capital murder and aggravated assault. Sherwood is a city of about 33,000 people northeast of Little Rock.

At least one person was killed following a shooting on Wednesday at a hospital north of Little Rock, capital of the U.S. state of Arkansas, authorities said.

Raymond Lovett, 24, was charged with capital murder after police say he opened fire at a hospital in Sherwood, Arkansas, killing Leighton Whitfield.

Police say a man visiting a patient at a Little Rock-area hospital was shot dead by a person he knew.

CHI St. Vincent North hospital was under lockdown for an active shooter situation Wednesday morning, but has been lifted following a potential suspect being taken into custody. The suspect was found at a nearby Exxon gas station, after police received a tip late Wednesday morning. One victim was found dead by authorities upon entering the building, but the identity of the victim and the potential suspect have not been released at this time, Sherwood Police Chief Jeff Hagar reported.