In the early morning hours of January 23, 2019, the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, recorded its third homicide of the year. Responding to a call of shots fired around 12:30 a.m., police officers arrived at the intersection of 24th Avenue and Linden Street. There, they discovered the body of 53-year-old Celestine Holder, a female resident of Pine Bluff, lying on the ground.
The investigation into her death began immediately, with authorities treating it as a homicide from the outset.
Holder's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy to officially determine the cause of death. In the initial stages of the investigation, the Pine Bluff Police Department had not identified any suspects and made a public appeal for information.
Detectives urged anyone who may have heard or seen anything in the vicinity of the shooting to come forward and contact them. As of the information available, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the murder of Celestine Holder. The case, at least according to initial reports, remains unresolved as police continue to seek answers in the fatal shooting.
