In the early hours of an August morning in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, gunshots drew nearby officers to The Arbor on Fir Apartments near West 30th and South Fir. Officers found 37-year-old Timothy Cannady lying unresponsive on the ground; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 22-year-old man named Martavius Keshawn Jackson called dispatch and identified himself as the shooter, saying he had left the area in a vehicle. Following the dispatcher’s instructions, Jackson returned and was taken into custody without incident; a firearm was recovered on his person. He was booked on a charge of 1st Degree Murder as the investigation continued.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact the Pine Bluff Police Department.