A Pine Bluff apartment complex was the scene of a fatal shooting in the early hours of Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Responding to a call shortly after 1:00 a.m., officers found 21-year-old Cedric Hawkins Jr. unresponsive in the parking lot near the southeast corner of the St. John Apartments on East 26th Street. He had apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner.

Detectives canvassed the area and sought witnesses as the Pine Bluff Police Department treated the death as a homicide. The department initially did not name any suspects and asked the public for information. Investigators later identified a suspect and an arrest was made in connection with Hawkins’s killing; details on the suspect’s identity and motive were to be released as the legal process continued.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Cedric Hawkins Jr., please share what you know with the Pine Bluff Police Department.