UPDATE 11:45 P.M.
The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one teenager dead.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m. officers responded to 5006 Hoover in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival they found a juvenile male under the carport with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is in the early stages and there are no reported suspects at this time. Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call the detective office at 870-730-2090 or the dispatch center at 870-541-5300.
The body will be taken to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death.
This is the 3rd homicide for Pine Bluff in 2022.
UPDATE 11:30 P.M.:
The victim in Wednesday night’s homicide in the 5000 block of Hoover Street has been identified as a 15-year-old juvenile. Due to the victim being a juvenile Deltaplex News will not list the name.
The victim was pronounced deceased at 10:10 p.m. by Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley. The victim was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
The victim’s body will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
More will be shared on this story as it becomes available.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a Wednesday night homicide.
Sources have informed Deltaplex News that the homicide took place in the 5000 block of Hoover Street.
It is unknown at this time how many victims there are, but Deltaplex News has confirmed the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has been called to the scene.
More information will be shared as it becomes available.
