Victim ID'd after fatal Fort Smith shooting

Ervin Eduardo Nafate Ruiz
Ervin Eduardo Nafate Ruiz

Jessica Ann Chavez was identified as the woman killed in an apartment early Thursday morning in Fort Smith, according to a press release from the department.

The police found Chavez dead in a bedroom after responding to a shooting call at approximately 6:15 a.m. at an apartment in the 1700 block of Brazil Ave, the released stated.

Ervin Eduardo Nafate Ruiz, 24, was identified as a suspect and arrested by the Poteau Police Department.

EARLIER:

FORT SMITH -- A woman is dead after a shooting early Thursday, according to police.

Officers responded to an early morning call at the 1700 block of Brazil Avenue, according to a news release from the police department. The woman was dead when police arrived.

The Fort Smith Police Criminal Investigations Division has taken over the homicide investigation.

A suspect has been identified and interviewed, the release states.

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