Patrick Coleman Jr., 18, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound on West Jones Street in Pine Bluff just before midnight on January 21, 2025. Officers initially responding to the scene encountered what first looked like a possible suicide, but further examination and witness information shifted the investigation to a homicide.

Investigators say Patrick was not alone when he was shot; several people who had been at the scene left before police arrived. Some of those individuals were later located and questioned, but authorities have not yet determined who fired the fatal shot. The Pine Bluff Police Department is treating the death as a homicide while the probe continues.

If anyone was on West Jones Street that night or has information about the people who were with Patrick, contact the detective’s office.