Little Rock police: suspect arrested in Saturday morning homicide at Coleman Place

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — UPDATE:

The Little Rock Police Department announced Sunday that it arrested a suspect in the Saturday, September 9 murder of Cornelius Johnson.

Johnson, 24, was shot Saturday morning at 3200 Coleman Place.

Officers responded to the scene and found Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite receiving medical care, he later died at an area hospital.

Donte Blackmon, 19, has since been taken into custody and charged in connection to Johnson's death.

Police said that Blackmon has been charged with capital murder.

INITIAL REPORT:

The Little Rock Police Department is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting that took one young man's life.

Police said that at 1:25 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a shooting at 3200 Coleman Place.

Upon their arrival, they found one victim, 24-year-old Cornelius Johnson, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Johnson was taken to a local hospital, where efforts were made to save his life.

According to police, a short time after officers secured the crime scene, they were informed that Johnson had tragically succumbed to his injuries.

LRPD said that homicide detectives then responded to the scene and initiated their investigation.