PINE BLUFF, Ark. — On May 18, officers with the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the area of 23rd Ave. and Elm St. for a call of a vehicle sitting in the roadway.
Upon arrival, officials located a pickup truck facing north on Elm St. with a 44-year-old man in the driver’s seat.
The man had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene by Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley.
The victim was later identified as John Payne Jr.
According to officials, there was no one else in or around the vehicle when they arrived on the scene.
In the time since, authorities have identified 21-year-old Vincent Glenn Tyler Jr. as a suspect in the deadly shooting.
Police said that Tyler is roughly 5'4" tall and should be considered armed and dangerous.
The motive for this shooting is unknown at this time, but police encourage anyone with information to contact them at (870) 730-2106 or (870) 730-2090.
This marked the 9th homicide in Pine Bluff this year.
