Christian West, 19, a male from North Little Rock, was shot on the evening of September 19, 2024, near the intersection of West 15th Street and Division Street. Officers responded around 8:20 p.m. and found two victims—West and a juvenile male—each with a single gunshot wound. West was pronounced dead at the scene, while the juvenile was taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police closed the area to traffic as detectives began processing evidence and interviewing witnesses.
The North Little Rock Police Department identified West the following day and publicly appealed for tips to help move the investigation forward. Memorial posts and notices later recorded his death as a gun homicide that day in North Little Rock.
As of the latest reports from that period, authorities had not announced any arrests or publicly identified suspects in connection with the shooting. The case remained an active homicide investigation, with police urging anyone with information to contact the department’s tip line.
