Suspect arrested in fatal Jonesboro shooting

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A 31-year-old man is behind bars after Jonesboro police suspected him of being behind a late-night shooting that left one person dead.

The department posted on social media that on Monday, March 13, Russell Malone was arrested for the shooting that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Nicholas Childs.

The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, at the Kum and Go located at the corner of Southwest Drive and South Culberhouse Road.

@JonesboroPolice are investigating a homicide at the Kum&Go at Culberhouse and SW Drive. One man is dead in the parking lot. Police are searching for the suspect. Police want you to avoid the area. @Region8News pic.twitter.com/yHTaKUGbw1
— Chris Carter (@CCarterNEWS) March 10, 2023

When officers arrived, they found Childs suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and called the coroner to the scene.

Malone is facing a first-degree murder charge. He is being held at the Craighead County Detention Center on a $3 million bond.

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