Deshon Stokes was 24 when he was shot and killed in Little Rock on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Officers were called to a shooting on North Chicot Road at about 4:23 p.m.; Stokes was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives from the Little Rock Police Department’s Southwest Division opened an investigation, interviewed at least one witness at the scene, and the coroner transported Stokes’s body for autopsy to determine the official cause of death.

Police described the investigation as ongoing and had not identified any suspects or announced arrests in the case. Motive and the circumstances leading to the shooting remained under investigation. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Deshon Stokes that could help the investigation, contact the Little Rock Police Department.