Gino Barrett Bonner, 50, was found dead from gunshot wounds near 2302 South Valentine Street in Little Rock on the night of Friday, May 24, 2024. Patrol officers from the 12th Street Division responded to a ShotSpotter activation and located Bonner deceased at about 11:52 p.m. The scene was secured and homicide detectives and the Crime Scene Search Unit were notified; the Pulaski County Coroner transported the body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsy and positive identification.

Detectives began a preliminary investigation, canvassing the area, seeking surveillance video, and speaking with witnesses, but no suspect has been named and the investigation remains active. Bonner was born September 11, 1973, in Forrest City and graduated from Forrest City High School in 1991 and Clark Atlanta University in 1997 with a B.S. in Political Science. He enjoyed skateboarding, softball, golf, and performing poetry and writing, and was remembered as a devoted uncle and family figure known as Papa G.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who saw activity near South Valentine Street on the night of May 24 is asked to come forward.