July 12, 2024

McGehee, Ark. – The McGehee Police Department (MPD) has asked ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a double homicide that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, July 12, 2024.

At approximately 12:36 a.m., MPD dispatch received a 911 call of shots fired near Cypress and 3rd streets. When officers arrived, they discovered a black male victim lying beside 3rd Street. Later, ASP Special Agents located a second victim, a white male, in a nearby wooded area. Both men had been shot and were pronounced dead at the scene.

The deceased were transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab, where manner and cause of death will be determined.