Marquise Donte Williams, 28, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the street near 10th Avenue and Juniper Street in Pine Bluff on January 10, 2019. Police and emergency services responded in the early morning hours of that Thursday, and Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. The city recorded his killing as its first homicide of the new year.

The Pine Bluff Police Department opened an investigation but released no information about a motive or named suspects. Detectives asked the public for help, and the circumstances and identity of the person or persons responsible remain unrevealed. If anyone has information about Williams, where he was before the shooting, or observed activity near 10th Avenue and Juniper Street that morning, please contact the Pine Bluff Police Department.