An evening in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, took a tragic turn for 47-year-old Tarlesha McPhearson, a local African American woman. On August 2, 2025, in a seemingly random act of violence, McPhearson was shot while riding as a passenger in a vehicle near the intersection of West 12th Avenue and South Cypress Street. The series of events began when McPhearson flagged down a car for a ride. Shortly after she entered the vehicle, an unknown Black male, estimated to be in his mid-40s to 50s, fired a single
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