Zykelon Ginger, an 18-year-old Black male from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was killed the night of April 1, 2026. What initially came in as a reported vehicle crash at 14th Avenue and Apple Street shortly after 8:00 p.m. became a homicide investigation when dispatchers learned someone in the vehicle had been shot. Officers found a vehicle in a ditch near the southeast corner of the intersection and located Zykelon suffering from gunshot wounds; he and another young man, 19-year-old Otis Tyler, were transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center and did not survive.

Police located additional occupants and, during their search, investigators identified 19-year-old Keshawn Franklin as the suspected shooter. A witness helped identify him and Franklin was found within about an hour near a residence about a block from the scene. He was taken into custody without incident and later charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Zykelon Ginger and Otis Tyler. Police described the shooting as appearing isolated but said the probe was in its early stages and asked anyone with information to contact detectives or the tip line.

Did anyone in Pine Bluff see or hear anything around 14th Avenue and Apple Street the night of April 1 that could help investigators?