On the morning of May 17, 2023, a shooting in the 2500 block of McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, left 19-year-old Arnell L. Bell dead. Officers arriving about 9:15 a.m. found Bell unresponsive with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel were unable to save him. He was described by those who knew him as funny, witty, kind and generous, with interests in music, animals, culinary arts and working on cars.

Lake Havasu City Police Department detectives from the Criminal Investigations Unit developed a suspect and arrested 22-year-old Angel F. Caldera, also of Lake Havasu City. Caldera was charged with Second Degree Murder and held on $1,000,000 bond after an initial court appearance; he was then transferred to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities have not publicly detailed the specific circumstances of the shooting or the relationship, if any, between Bell and Caldera as the investigation continues.

If anyone knew Arnell Bell or has information about what happened that morning, please share what can help the investigation.