November 22, 2025
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — At the request of the Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD), the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday, November 21, 2025, and resulted in the death of a Pine Bluff man.
PBPD officers attempted a traffic stop on West 27th Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. When the vehicle stopped, a suspect with a firearm exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
During the incident, PBPD officers fired on the suspect, later identified as Jeremy Lawrence Jr., 23. Lawrence was struck and collapsed in a yard on 28th Avenue. He was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Two other subjects in the vehicle were apprehended and detained by the PBPD.
No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident.
The deceased will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine the cause and manner of death.
ASP CID will prepare an investigative file to submit to the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office, which will determine if the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law.
The investigation is ongoing.