A man convicted of first-degree murder in a fatal Helena-West Helena shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, police said.
Vann Bragg, 32, was sentenced to life in the Arkansas Department of Correction plus 40 years for first-degree murder and first-degree battery, with both sentences running concurrently, according to a news release from Helena-West Helena police. Authorities said he was convicted Thursday.
Officers responded just before Jan. 22, 2019 to 527 Columbia St. for a report of a gunshot victim, the release states. Upon arrival, officers located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.
Phillips County Coroner Earnest Larry said the victim was identified as Kasey Grant.
Grant was transported to the Helena Regional Medical Center in critical condition and later died, according to police.
A second man, Jason Robinson, was also arrested in the shooting, police said. Robinson was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by certain persons and tampering with physical evidence, the release states.