North Little Rock police investigating Thursday evening homicide

North Little Rock police investigate a homicide on West 24th Street on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/William Sanders)
North Little Rock police investigate a homicide on West 24th Street on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/William Sanders)

Officers with the North Little Rock Police Department are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead outside of a residence Thursday evening, according to a department spokeswoman.

Sgt. Carmen Helton said officers responded at 5:35 p.m. Thursday to a shots-fired call at 803 W. 24th St., about a mile west-southwest of the Interstate 40/Interstate 30 interchange.

They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel applied medical aid, but the man was later pronounced dead, according to Helton.

Detectives are asking for those with information about the shooting to call the North Little Rock Police Department, Helton said.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified where 803 W. 24th St. was in relation to the Interstate 40/Interstate 30 interchange.

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