In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Little Rock, Arkansas, a burst of violence shattered the quiet, leaving one man dead and another injured. On September 24, 2020, police were called to a residence near 21st and South Main streets, where they discovered a grim scene. Inside a home at 2015 S. Louisiana Street, 40-year-old Cortney Mays, a Black male, had been fatally shot.
Another man was found at the scene with severe lacerations to his head and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Little Rock Police Department quickly began an investigation into the shooting, which occurred shortly before 11 p.m. The circumstances leading up to the incident were not immediately clear, and authorities began the process of interviewing potential witnesses and gathering evidence from the apartment. The case was classified as a homicide, and investigators worked to piece together the events of that tragic night.
As of the days following the incident, no arrests had been made in connection with the death of Cortney Mays. The police had not publicly identified any suspects or a potential motive for the shooting. The investigation was reported to be ongoing as law enforcement officials continued to seek leads and information from the community to bring clarity to the case and deliver justice for the victim. The identity of the second man who was injured was not widely publicized.
