On the evening of Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 17-year-old Qortavious Reed, a Black male, was shot outside a building at the Shorter Gardens Apartments, 800 N. Beech, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Officers arrived about 5:13 p.m. and found Reed suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

The North Little Rock Police Department opened a homicide investigation and identified Reed publicly in the days after the shooting. Detectives have conducted interviews and are asking the public to contact the department tip line or the lead detective with any information; anonymous tips are being accepted.

If anyone has information about Qortavious Reed’s shooting or was in the Shorter Gardens Apartments area that evening, please contact the North Little Rock Police Department.