Shot kills woman near Dardanelle

— Yell County authorities are investigating the shooting death Monday of a Dardanelle-area woman.

Christina Pitts, 37, was shot at her home in the Slo Fork community just south of Dardanelle, Sheriff Bill Gilkeysaid in a news release Tuesday. Deputies were called to the scene after 3 p.m., when Pitts’ boyfriend returned home from work and found the body, Gilkey said.

Chief Deputy John Foster said he expects charges to be filed today against a Yell County man, whom he didn’t identify.

Arkansas, Pages 9 on 06/30/2010

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