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Pine Bluff police investigating homicide off East Harding Avenue

Pine Bluff police say they arrived at the Dollar Tree off East Harding Avenue around 11:15 a.m. Saturday and found a man with a gunshot wound inside his vehicle.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Update: Pine Bluff Police Department detectives have now identified 22-year-old Julius Ford as a suspect in the murder.

The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating a shooting at 2709 East Harding Avenue that killed a 30-year-old man Saturday.

Authorities said they responded to the shooting around 11:15 a.m. and found a 30-year-old man "slumped over inside his vehicle" with "a gunshot wound to the right side of his face."

Pine Bluff police said the victim was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center, where he later died from the injury.

According to the police, 21-year-old Javreon Mcgown and 19-year-old Gregory Mcgown were both arrested on Aug. 14 and charged with capital murder.

A third suspect, 22-year-old Julius Ford, was arrested on Aug. 15. in Arkadelphia and charged with capital murder.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Pine Bluff detective office tip line at (870) 730-2106, the detective office at (870) 730-2090 and ask for Detective Corey Wilfong or the dispatch center at (850) 541-5300.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. We will update you as more information becomes available.

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