The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of a homicide investigation. Shortly before 12.00 A.M. on May 18, 2021, officers responded to a shooting at the ALON gas station at 2800 S. Olive. The officers located a male with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot. The male was pronounced dead by Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelly at 12:22 A.M.
The identity of the victim will be released after next of kin is located and notified. The identity of the shooter is known and the circumstances of the homicide are under investigation.
