A Pine Bluff man was shot to death Thursday night and police have identified two men as suspects in the incident.
Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley identified the victim as Randall Blake Jr., 29, who was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m by a doctor in the Jefferson Regional Medical Center emergency room. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Kelly said the body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory on Friday for an autopsy.
Capt. Greg Shapiro said police are seeking Robert Neal, 20, and Antonio Alexander, 28, and both should be considered armed and dangerous.
Police found Blake after they were sent to the 3100 block of Miramar Drive at 9:43 p.m. in reference to a reported shooting.
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Shapiro said Blake was treated at the scene by fire and emergency services personnel and paramedics from EASI Ambulance before he was transported to JRMC.
The death was the eighth homicide reported so far this year in Jefferson County and the seventh inside the Pine Bluff city limits.
Anyone with information about Neal or Alexander should contact the Police Detective Division at 730-2090, or call 9-1-1.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the department’s website at www.pbpd,org or through the Facebook page.
To text a tip, text to CRIMES, then put “PBPD” with the message.
Shapiro said all calls will be kept confidential and a reward is available for information that leads to an arrest.