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North Little Rock police on Tuesday arrested a man charged in the Sunday shooting death of a woman, a police news release states.
Officers found Damarcus Lewis, 19, of North Little Rock, around 6:45 p.m. near the 5500 block of MacArthur Drive, the same day authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in the killing of Jaybriann Turner, 19, the release states.
Police arrested Lewis without incident and located a firearm, which Lewis admitted was his, the release states. He faces charges of first-degree murder and carrying a weapon.
Turner died of her wounds on Sunday after officers found her shot in the 1900 block of Parker Street around 2:14 a.m., authorities said.
Lewis was being held in the Pulaski County jail on Wednesday morning, an online inmate roster showed.
Grant Lancaster
Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A Little Rock native, his articles focus primarily on crime and law enforcement efforts in Pulaski County, although he reports on other parts of the state as well.
