LR police ID man slain in apartment

Police have identified a man found fatally shot inside a Little Rock apartment Thursday night.

Officers were called around 7:50 p.m. to 5 Falcon Court in the city's southwest regarding a shooting at Eagle Nest Apartments, the Little Rock Police Department said.

Inside a residence, authorities found Devon Howard, 23, of Little Rock lying on the floor with an apparent gunshot wound, according to a news release.

Howard was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told police that when Howard answered a knock on the apartment door, two men forced their way inside.

According to authorities, the witnesses heard a demand for money, and later a gunshot, as they ran into other rooms.

Police Department spokesman Lt. Michael Ford has said the killing "may possibly be drug-related."

No suspects had been named in the homicide, the city's fourth of 2018, as of Friday. An investigation is ongoing.

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