Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on January 18, 2024, officers from the Southwest Division of the Little Rock Police Department responded to a reported shooting at the Otter Creek Villas on Otter Creek Parkway. In the breezeway of building 9 they found 27-year-old Owen Mitchell of North Little Rock unresponsive; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office transported Mitchell’s body to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the official cause and manner of death.

Homicide detectives and the Crime Scene Search Unit processed the scene, canvassed for witnesses and reviewed nearby surveillance footage as the investigation progressed. On February 15, 2024, police arrested 26-year-old Quinterious Thomas and charged him with capital murder in connection with Mitchell’s death. Authorities have not publicly released a motive.

If anyone saw activity around building 9 of Otter Creek Villas the morning of January 18, or has video or information that could help, please share it with the Little Rock Police Department.