In the late summer of 2016, the life of Michael Dale Bowles, a 34-year-old man from Knoxville, Arkansas, was cut short. An altercation on the evening of Thursday, September 1, 2016, at a residence on County Road 1678 in Knoxville, would prove to be fatal. During the dispute, which also involved another man and a woman, Bowles sustained gunshot wounds.
Emergency services responded to the scene, and Bowles was transported to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock for treatment of his critical injuries. Despite the efforts of medical staff, Michael Bowles succumbed to his injuries three days later, on Sunday, September 4, 2016. A woman who was also injured in the shooting was taken to a hospital in Russellville with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation into the shooting led to the identification and arrest of a suspect. Samuel Love, 33 years old at the time, was also injured during the incident and received medical treatment before being taken into custody. Following his release from the hospital, he was arrested and held at the Johnson County Detention Center. Love faced serious charges, including first-degree murder for the death of Michael Bowles, as well as first-degree battery and aggravated assault.
