PINE BLUFF, AR. (THECOUNT) — The Pine Bluff Police Department has confirmed the identity of the victim in an early Saturday morning shooting as 44-year-old Shaun Lancaster.
The incident unfolded at around 3:00 AM on December 21, 2024, when officers were dispatched to the vicinity of 200 South Sycamore after receiving reports of gunfire. Upon arriving at the scene, law enforcement found a white Chevrolet Camaro riddled with bullet holes, a chilling testament to the violence that had just occurred.
Inside the car, officers discovered Lancaster, unresponsive in the driver’s seat. Despite the immediate response, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Clyde McDaniel pronounced Lancaster dead at the scene at 4:10 a.m., marking a somber moment in what had been an otherwise quiet night in Pine Bluff.
Details about a suspect remain elusive as the investigation continues. The Pine Bluff Police Department is working diligently to piece together the events leading to this tragic outcome, but they have yet to release any suspect information.
The community is urged to come forward with any details that might assist in the investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the detective office tip line at 870-730-2106, the detective office at 870-730-2090, or the dispatch center at 870-541-5300.
Pine Bluff is the tenth-most populous city in the US state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area.
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