Arkansas farmer finds body of man along road

BLYTHEVILLE -- Police are investigating after the body of a man was found Monday along a road in Mississippi County, said Capt. Rob Rounsavall of the Mississippi County sheriff's office.

A farmer found the body of Melvin Williams Jr., 25, in a field along Arkansas 148 near Clear Lake on Monday afternoon.

Williams had been shot, Rounsavall said. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police don't have any suspects.

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