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Man dies after North Little Rock shooting, suspect charged with Second Degree Murder

Officers responded to the 2500 block of Coral Street at 9:18 p.m. on Wednesday.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday, April 24, at 9:18 p.m. officers with the North Little Rock Police Department responded to Coral Street in reference to a subject being shot. 

Officers responded quickly to the location and found a victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound. 

The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the head and was transported to UAMS for treatment of this life threatening injury. 

On Thursday, April 25, detectives learned the victim, Ernest McCoy, had died from the injury he sustained.

The suspect in this incident has been identified as 69-year-old Charles Leavy. 

Leavy was identified early in the investigation as a person of interest and was interviewed by detectives. During this interview Leavy advised that he had fired the gun inside the residence. 

Leavy was orignially charged with First Degree Battery and was transported to the Pulaski County Jail. He appeared in North Little Rock District Court on Thursday, April 25 at 9 a.m. and had a bond set at $100,000.

However, due to the death of McCoy, Leavy has now been upgrade to Second Degree Murder and will appear in North Little Rock District Court for the upgraded charge on April 30 at 9 a.m.

This investigation is still on-going. Further information will be provided when it becomes available.

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