In the early morning hours of January 23, 2019, officers in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, responded to a report of shots fired around 12:30 a.m. At the intersection of 24th Avenue and Linden Street they found the body of 53-year-old Celestine Holder, a Pine Bluff resident. Authorities treated the death as a homicide and sent Holder’s body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsy.

Police initially had not identified any suspects and issued a public appeal for anyone who heard or saw anything near the scene to contact the Pine Bluff Police Department. No arrests or suspect identifications were announced in the initial reports, and the case remained unresolved as investigators sought information.

If anyone has information about Holder, her movements that night, or the area around 24th Avenue and Linden Street, please contact the Pine Bluff Police Department.