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Man arrested after body found in Little Rock home Sunday

On July 8, Little Rock police found the body of Shawn Price, 39, at an abandoned house. On July 10, Robert Johnson is arrested for his murder.

On July 8, Little Rock police found the body of Shawn Price, 39, at an abandoned house. The investigation was later announced as a homicide.

Police arrested Robert Johnson on July 10 in connection to the murder of Price. Johnson is being charged with First Degree Murder.

Credit: Pulaski County Jail

At 10:42 a.m. on July 8, LRPD responded to S. Elm Street due to an “unknown trouble call.” Dispatch was informed there was a male who appeared to be deceased, lying in the backyard at this location. 

When officers arrived and found the victim, initially ruling the investigation as a suspicious death, police said.

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Upon completion of the autopsy, the victim was identified as 39-year-old Shawn Price. Police said that after further investigation and evidence collected, the case has been upgraded to a homicide investigation.

This is Little Rock's 23rd homicide of the year.

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