On June 9, 2023, at about 12:40 AM, Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the intersection of N. Hazel and Havis St. for a reported shooting.
When they arrived, officers located a passenger car parked in an empty lot on the north side of this intersection.
The car was occupied by a single male, later determined to be 17-years-old, in the front passenger seat of the car.
The male had sustained an apparent gunshot wound and was unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelly.
The motive for this shooting is unknown at this time. There is no suspect information to be released at the time of this release.
The homicide victim’s identity will not be released due to the victim’s age.
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the detective office tip line at 870-730-2106, the detective office at 870-730-2090, or the dispatch center at 870-541-5300.
This is the 10th homicide in Pine Bluff this year.
