The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place on November 4, 2024, at around 4:30 p.m. at Suzanne Apartments, located at 2123 S. Blake Street.
Officers responded to a shooting report in the parking lot and found an unresponsive black male, identified as 22-year-old Taron Jerrell Dismuke, on the ground on the north side of the complex. Dismuke was declared deceased at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
The suspect, 22-year-old Leon Jermaine Johnson, turned himself in and was taken into custody around 6:30 p.m. by Pine Bluff Detectives. Johnson is set to be interviewed and will be transported to W.C. Dub Brassell Detention Center, facing a Murder in the First Degree charge pending further investigation.
Pine Bluff Detectives are gathering evidence and interviewing potential witnesses to understand the circumstances leading to the incident.
Anyone with information can contact the detective office tip line at 870-730-2106, the detective office at 870-730-2090, or the dispatch center at 870-541-5300.
