In Little Rock, Arkansas, on the evening of April 3, 2017, a family tragedy unfolded that left one man dead and his brother facing murder charges. Kendrick Gardner, a 38-year-old male, was found by police lying on the floor of a residence on Bruno Road with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers had been dispatched to the home around 10 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting.
Upon their arrival, officers encountered a witness who stated that her father had shot her uncle inside the
house. Medical personnel were unable to save Gardner, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The events that transpired within the home leading up to the fatal shooting were not immediately clear, but the initial witness account pointed authorities directly to a suspect.
Shortly after discovering Kendrick Gardner's body, police located his brother, 34-year-old Alonzo Pride, walking on Baseline Road, not far from the scene of the shooting. Pride was taken into custody without incident. Following an initial investigation, Alonzo Pride was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his brother. In addition to the murder charge, Pride also faced charges for possession of a firearm by certain persons and possession of a controlled substance. He was subsequently held at the Pulaski County Detention Center without bond.
