Former Arkansas State Senator’s Shooting Death Investigated as ‘Homicide’
Authorities said Wednesday that they have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a former Republican state senator in Arkansas who was found fatally shot at her home.
Linda Collins-Smith, 57, died from a gunshot wound at her home in Pocahontas, about two hours outside of Little Rock, her former press secretary, Ken Yang, told KATV. It’s not clear precisely when the former lawmaker, who was reportedly found wrapped in a blanket, was killed.
“She was a passionate voice for her people and a close member of our Republican family,” a spokesperson for the Republican Party of Arkansas told The Daily Beast on Wednesday, confirming her death. “We are praying for her loved ones during this difficult time.”
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