JONESBORO, Ark. – The 23-year-old who was shot and killed Friday morning, July 7, in Jonesboro, has been identified by police to the media.
Jonesboro police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Friday morning as Dewayne Antoin Manning, 23. He was fatally shot outside a residence in the 400 block of North Bridge Street.
Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in connection with the shooting and are seeking the suspect, Alex Rankin, 39, of Jonesboro, on a charge of first-degree murder.
Officers responded to a shots fired call in the 400 block of North Bridge shortly after 6:30 Friday morning and found that Manning had been shot. The victim was administered aid and transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
Officers had responded to a shots-fired complaint in the same area Thursday night, but no one was struck by gunfire and no one was arrested.
Through investigation Friday morning, officers identified Rankin as a suspect in the slaying. Police searched a nearby house on Allen Street where they believed the suspect had fled, but he was not located there.
Anyone with information may contact the Jonesboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at (870) 935-6710 or Crime Stoppers at 935-STOP (935-7867.)
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