On a driveway on South Monroe Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, 34-year-old Frankie Cain Jr., a Black male, was discovered with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his head on April 23, 2022. When police arrived, they found his body was still moving but he was unresponsive to the officers. Emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene and transported him to a local hospital.
At the scene of the shooting, officers noted that the victim's dogs had gotten loose.
Unable to locate a family member to take custody of the animals, the police contacted animal control for assistance. Cain remained in the hospital for several days, but ultimately succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Following his death, the Little Rock Police Department's investigation was upgraded from a shooting to a homicide. As of the reports in early May 2022, the investigation was still ongoing. There have been no public announcements regarding any suspects or arrests in connection with the fatal shooting.
