The Arkansas State Police on Tuesday were investigating a Monday night shooting on Interstate 40 near West Memphis that left a man dead, according to a news release.
Yasmon Lewis, 21, of West Memphis, was shot by a passing motorist near the I-40 280 mile marker, likely while he was driving home from Memphis, police said. Troopers got the report shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday.
Lewis was taken to a Memphis hospital where he died of his injuries.
Troopers blocked the westbound lanes of I-40 until late Monday while they gathered evidence in the shooting, but no suspect has yet been identified, the release states.