PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Update: Pine Bluff police arrested 23-year-old Jatonia Bryant Jr. on Friday for the murder of Christopher Harris. Bryant turned himself in around 8:10 p.m.
He will be booked in at W.C. Dub Brassell Detention Center and has been charged with capital murder and terroristic act.
The Pine Bluff Police Department is now investigating a shooting incident that left one man dead in late July.
According to reports, officers were dispatched to a home on South Myrtle with reports of gunshots in the area. When they arrived they spoke with 49-year-old Christopher Harris who said he didn't know anything about the gunshots.
While officers were at the scene they found several shell casings near the home, and they began to canvass the area and collect evidence. They left the scene and about 10 minutes later they were called to return to the home on South Myrtle.
Upon further investigation they found Harris lying on the ground on West 8th Avenue with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Jefferson Regional and later to UAMS where he was in critical condition.
Two days later, Pine Bluff detectives were notified by the Pulaski County Coroner's Office that Harris had died due to his injuries.
Police have not identified a suspect in this investigation just yet, but anyone with information is urged to call the detective office tipline at (870) 730-2106, the detective office at (870) 730-2090 and ask for Detective Jason Boykins or the dispatch center at (870) 541-5300.