Police were investigating a homicide Saturday afternoon after officers found a critically injured man lying outside an apartment building in the Velvet Ridge area of North Little Rock.
Officers with the North Little Rock Police Department were sent to the apartment complex at 5025 Velvet Ridge at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and found an unresponsive man suffering from "significant physical injuries," said Sgt. Amy Cooper, a police spokeswoman.
The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to police.
Police said they are investigating the death as a homicide -- the city's first of the year.
CORRECTION: North Little Rock’s first homicide of the year occurred at apartments located at 5025 Velvet Ridge, according to the North Little Rock Police Department. An earlier version of this article included an incorrect location provided by the department.
Metro on 01/12/2020