A prom successful Arkansas ended successful a calamity erstwhile a teen was gunned down extracurricular an after-party successful the aboriginal hours of April 21.
Lorenzo Harrison III, 18, a elder astatine Helena-West Helena's Central High School, was changeable and killed soon earlier 1am connected Sunday pursuing his precocious schoolhouse prom.
Donterious Stephens, 19, allegedly fatally changeable Harrison extracurricular an off-campus after-party successful West Helena, which was being attended by different students from the precocious school.
It isn't yet wide wherefore Stephens allegedly changeable Harrison, Arkansas State Police said Stephens was a postgraduate of the precocious school.
Donterious Stephens (pictured), 19, allegedly murdered Lorenzo Harrison, 18, astatine an after-party for Helena-West Helena's Central High School's prom. Stephens has been charged with first-degree execution and possession of firearms
After the shooting, the Arkansas State Police's Criminal Investigation Division announced they were looking for a 'Helena man' who killed 'a teen extracurricular a enactment 'following Helena-West Helena’s Central High School (CHS) prom.'
The property merchandise stated that the agents had identified a suspect:
'Agents person identified a suspect, Donterious Stephens, 19, of Helena, a erstwhile graduate, who volition beryllium charged with First Degree Murder and Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons successful the decease of Lorenzo Harrison III, 18, a CHS senior.'
Later that aforesaid day, the authorities announced that Stephens was successful the custody of the Phillips County Sherriff's Office. He is presently being held astatine the Phillips County jail, wherever he's been charged with first-degree execution and possession of firearms.
According to the archetypal property release, Harrison volition beryllium 'transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab, wherever an autopsy volition find origin and mode of death.'
Helena-West Helena's Central School District posted a connection connected Facebook, which said their hearts were aching for 'the tragic nonaccomplishment of our beloved 12th-grade pupil astatine Central High School.'
The territory extended their 'deepest sympathies widen to his grieving family, classmates, friends, and [their] full schoolhouse assemblage impacted by this senseless enactment of violence.'
The connection continued: 'As we travel unneurotic to mourn this heartbreaking loss, fto america fortify our committedness to ensuring the information and well-being of each students and staff. In times of specified profound grief, it is indispensable that we connection not lone our empathy but besides tangible support.'
The schoolhouse territory went connected to pass students the 'crisis team' would beryllium disposable astatine the precocious schoolhouse the adjacent greeting 'to supply contiguous counseling services for each who request it.'
'During this clip of immense sorrow, fto america thin connected 1 different for spot and solace. Together, whitethorn we grant his representation and enactment towards healing the wounds inflicted by this tragedy.'
The main of Helena-West Helena Central High School (pictured), wherever some the unfortunate and the alleged murderer went to school, said that the schoolhouse would beryllium offering counseling services to anyone who was successful need
Tony Roach, main of Central High School, shared a missive to module and schoolhouse unit that said:
'It is with a dense bosom that I stock the quality of the tragic passing of 1 of our 12th-grade students. The nonaccomplishment of a young beingness is ever hard to comprehend, and our thoughts and prayers are with the household and friends of the pupil during this hard time.
Roach explained =the schoolhouse would beryllium providing 'counseling and enactment services' to assistance students and unit 'cope with the loss.'
The main asked members successful the territory to respect the privateness of the student's household and to 'refrain from speculation oregon sharing unconfirmed information.'
He ended by asking the assemblage to travel unneurotic successful a clip of loss.
'We volition proceed to support you updated arsenic we person much information. It is during this time, we indispensable go 1 household and amusement enactment to each other.'
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