NOVEMBER 26, 2021
The Arkansas State Police has been requested by Dumas authorities to investigate a shooting incident that has claimed the life of a 39 year-old man.
About 1:15 AM Dumas police officers received a report of gunfire at 103 South Beech Street. Inside the residence officers found Claude Tatum had been wounded. He was transported to a local hospital where he died at 2:26 AM.
Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division were requested to process the crime scene and assist local police as the investigation continues.