On the evening of May 6, 2021, 33-year-old Bernard Pearson was shot in the parking lot of the Brinkley Housing Authority office at 418 Chicago Street in Brinkley, Arkansas. Local police found him alive shortly before 6:00 PM and emergency medical personnel transported him to a hospital in Forrest City, but he died later that night. His body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to establish the official cause and manner of death.

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division took over the probe at the Brinkley Police Department’s request. A 26-year-old man from Fayetteville later surrendered to local police and was interviewed by state special agents; he was held in custody at the request of the Monroe County prosecuting attorney as the investigation continued. Authorities said neither Pearson nor the suspect were employees or residents of the housing authority where the shooting occurred.

If anyone witnessed the shooting in the parking lot that evening or has information about Pearson’s movements that day, please come forward.