Teen arrested on negligent homicide charge in shooting death of 17-year-old in Prescott

Teen arrested on negligent homicide charge in shooting death of 17-year-old in Prescott

A 17-year-old was fatally shot at a home in Prescott on Tuesday, and another teenager was arrested on a negligent homicide charge, according to the Arkansas State Police.

Prescott police responding to the 900 block of Rosston Road about 11 a.m.

Tuesday found the victim dead of an apparent gunshot wound, state police said in a news release Friday.

The area is about 4 miles southeast of Interstate 30 in south Prescott. The suspect, also 17, was being held in the Nevada County jail, the release says.