India, July 28 -- A couple camping with their young daughters was gunned down in broad daylight at Devil's Den State Park on Friday. Arkansas State Police waited over six hours to issue any public warning. As reported by 5News and The New York Post, Clinton Brink, 43, and his wife, Cristen, 41, were shot and killed around 2:30 pm local time while hiking in northwest Arkansas. Their two daughters - both under 10 - witnessed the attack. The girls were unharmed physically but taken into state custody after emergency crews arrived and found both parents dead at the scene.

Despite the double murder, police did not release any details to the public until 8:40 pm. Earlier in the afternoon, local journalists had spotted police tape and cruisers ...