Press Release Regarding Homicide @ 200 Bowder Street

On December 1, 2014 at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to a Health and Welfare Check call at the 200 block of Bowder Street. Officers found Sharneen Norman, B/F/49, deceased.  The Medical Examiner ruled Ms. Norman’s death as a homicide from a gunshot wound.  The offense is documented on case number 286762-2014.

Homicide detectives had identified one of Ms. Norman’s male acquaintances as a person of interest.  Investigative efforts to locate him were on-going.  Detectives were notified yesterday evening the person of interest was found deceased in Conway, Arkansas.  The Conway Police Department is investigating this death as a possible suicide.

Our detectives and the Conway Police Department are sharing information regarding the two deaths.  This is an ongoing investigation, and further updates will be released as information becomes available.