PINE BLUFF, Ark. — According to the Pine Bluff Police Department, one man is dead after a shooting Monday afternoon.
October 14, around 12:20 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of W. 10th Street in reference to a medical call. Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male, suffering from a gunshot wound, inside of an apartment.
The male was later pronounced dead and identified as 69-year-old Richard Ratliff of Pine Bluff.
On Thursday, October 18, police arrested two 29-year-old individuals -- Marlo Carter and Jameisha McClain -- in connection to Ratliff's murder.
This is the city’s 26th homicide.
This story will be updated as the investigation continues.