Patrick Demond Owens was 36 when he was shot while visiting a friend’s home on November 7, 2020. He was hospitalized, later moved to Little Rock Baptist Hospital, contracted COVID-19 during his stay, never regained consciousness and died on December 22, 2020.

Born April 30, 1984, in Arkadelphia, he was known as PO. A 2002 Arkadelphia High School graduate who earned a cosmetology license from Washington Barber College in 2015, he worked as a barber and was remembered by loved ones as a cool, laid-back friend who enjoyed trends, music, sports and Sunday family volleyball.

A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses, and he was buried at Piney Grove Cemetery in Arkadelphia. No arrests or suspect information has been disclosed.

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