Zachariah Bryson, a 28-year-old Black male from Little Rock, Arkansas, died after a late-night shooting on April 18, 2026. According to Little Rock police, the first call came in shortly after 11:09 p.m., when Northwest Patrol officers were sent to 11311 Mara Lynn Road for an unknown trouble call. Within minutes, another call sent officers to 10724 West Markham Street, where they found Bryson suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The night unfolded across two nearby locations, with
police working to connect what happened on Mara Lynn Road to the wounded man found on West Markham. Bryson was still alive when officers and emergency responders reached him. MEMS transported him to a local hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he later died. His body was taken into custody by the Pulaski County Coroner and transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
Investigators treated the case as a homicide from the beginning. Major Crimes detectives and the Crime Scene Search Unit responded, secured the scene, canvassed the area, looked for surveillance video, and spoke with witnesses. The incident report listed the offense as a completed homicide, noted a handgun as the weapon force involved, and documented that a 9x19 pistol and 19mm Luger cartridge were listed as property connected to the case.
As detectives worked through witness information and surveillance footage, they developed 28-year-old Maicio Brown of Little Rock as a person of interest. Brown was taken to the Major Crimes Division, where police said he gave a post-Miranda statement. At first, he was released without charges while the case awaited review by the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney.
That changed two days later. On April 20, 2026, Little Rock Police homicide detectives took Brown into custody without incident. Police identified him as the suspect in Bryson’s death and charged him with first-degree murder. The arrest report listed Brown’s arrest location as 2200 Fort Roots Drive and indicated that he was taken into custody on April 20.
The investigation remained open after Brown’s arrest. Police said detectives were continuing to review the circumstances of the shooting, including the sequence of events between the unknown trouble call on Mara Lynn Road and the discovery of Bryson wounded on West Markham Street. At the time of the available reports, Brown had been arrested and charged, but no trial outcome or conviction had been reported.
