Arrest made in 2016 fatal shooting in Little Rock

Randtrel Carruthers
Randtrel Carruthers

Authorities on Friday arrested a 20-year-old Little Rock man in a fatal shooting that occurred last year.

Randtrel Carruthers was being held in the Pulaski County jail Friday night without bail. He faces a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Malik Mumit on Sept. 17, 2016.

Mumit, 45, was found dead next to a motorcycle at 1721 Pinewood Drive. He had been shot multiple times.

Mumit's death marked he 25th homicide of 2016.

It wasn't immediately clear how Carruthers became a suspect, though Little Rock police commended the work of the agency's cold case unit in helping with the arrest. The unit is made up of four retired officers.

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