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.
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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.