(KATV) Little Rock - A 15-year old girl ran to
a neighbor's home off West 18th Street pleading for help Sunday after she found
her father bleeding in the home. Police later confirmed he was shot. The man,
38 year old Joseph McCardell died from his injuries. Police don't have a
suspect.
Little Rock police are
investigating this case as a homicide, and still trying to figure out the
timeline of the events.
Before 1 p.m. Sunday, the
coroner was called to 2018 West 18th Street. Neighbor, Keoshae Otey says, "He
was a father of two. I only met his son. I have never seen his daughter. It's
going to be hard for them; I mean that's their father."
Otey says McCardell
enjoyed having friends over for barbeques and outdoor games, but her thoughts are with the victim's daughter
and the emotions she's going through. "It's shocking to find your father dead
like that."
Neighbors who were home Sunday
tell Channel Seven they didn't hear gunshots, but McCardell's body, now
evidence will likely help explain the time of death. Even though his 2005 Nissan
Titan was missing from the scene that afternoon, people a few miles away at
22nd and Scott noticed the car at 9 a.m.
Charles doesn't want to
give his last name because no arrests have been made. He says, "I am new to
this city, I have been here about four days."
Charles says the truck was
parked by his, and he moved a few spots down because it looked suspicious. "The
door was open." He says it looked like someone got out in a hurry, items
from inside were scattered on the ground.
After a few hours, the maintenance
worker called police. Charles points out, "They did their investigation for a
few hours and had it all taped off."
Sgt. Cassandra Davis says
the truck is now part of the investigation. "That vehicle was towed to our
crime scene bay and it will be processed. We are ruling this as the years
second homicide."
At this time, police say
there was no forced entry to the home.
Family didn't want to comment on how the 15
year old is coping. The Little Rock Police Department has a victim's services
unit and they're offering their crisis counseling to her.
