On July 15, 2023, just after 4:00 AM, Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the area of 3600 East Lake Dr. for a report of gunshots in the area. One of the officers looking in the area saw an object that was determined to be a pistol lying in the road on East Lake near the 3600 block. The officer got out of their vehicle to identify the object in the road. The officer then saw a male lying in the grass about 50 feet to the east of the road. The male was unresponsive and had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. The male was later pronounced dead at the scene by a Jefferson County Deputy Coroner.
Shortly after locating deceased male, another male shooting victim was reported on the next street to the east of East Lake. It was determined that this male was also shot on East Lake Dr. The male on Greenway reported that he ran from East Lake through a small wooded area and knocked on a door for help. The shooting victim on Greenway was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
As of the time of this release, detectives are interviewing witnesses and investigating the scene. The motive for this shooting is still undetermined at this time. There is no suspect information to be released at the time of this release. The homicide victim had no identification on him and has not been identified as of the time of this release.
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 12th homicide in Pine Bluff this year.
