AUGUST 24, 2021

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has requested the Arkansas State Police lead a suspected homicide investigation after a man was found dead in his Yellville home this afternoon.

Christopher Smith, 86, was the apparent victim of a gunshot.  A family member discovered the crime scene at 617 Broadway about noon today.

Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division are still in Marion County collecting evidence and following leads in the case.