The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of investigating a homicide.

On October 20, 2020 around 9:15 p.m., Officers were dispatched to 4101 S. Olive Street.

Officers arrived on scene and found a 16-year-old male inside of a vehicle. The male sustained what appeared to be gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Coroner Chad Kelley.

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The Pine Bluff Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that a 17-year-old male suspect has been arrested and will be charged with Capital Murder in this case.

This is the city’s 23rd homicide.