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Learthur Shelton Jr.

Case from Little Rock, AR dated Apr 17, 2021

Victim Details

Learthur Shelton, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Little Rock

AR

2021-04-17

32

Learthur

Shelton Jr.

07/30/2026

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On a spring morning in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of Learthur Darnell Shelton Jr., a 32-year-old Black / African American man from Pine Bluff, was tragically cut short. The date was April 17, 2021, when at approximately 9:30 a.m., events unfolded in the 900 block of Fair Park Boulevard that would end in fatal violence. Shelton was discovered suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency services arrived at the scene and transported him to UAMS Medical Center in an effort to save his life, but h ...
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  • Arkansas Online: Police ID Pine Bluff man fatally shot in Little Rock
  • KATV: Police ID victim in deadly Little Rock shooting
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