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Yashika Morris

Gender : Female

Age : 43

Race : Black

Date : 05/03/2025

Location : 300 W. 13th Street

City : Pine Bluff

County : Jefferson

State : Arkansas

Agency : Pine Bluff Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during domestic violence standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/03/2025 at approximately 10:00 a.m., Pine Bluff Police responded to a domestic violence call at the Park View Apartments at 300 W. 13th Street. A man had barricaded himself inside an apartment, and a standoff ensued. After hours of attempted negotiation, 54-year-old Melvin Sanders surrendered and was taken into custody with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hand while 43-year-old Yashika Morris was killed during the standoff. Sanders was charged with capital murder.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katv.com/news/local/standoff-at-pine-bluff-apartments-ends-with-suspect-in-custody-one-dead-arrest-gunshot-wound-crime-gun-criminal
https://katv.com/news/local/pine-bluff-community-honors-yashika-morris-victim-of-tragic-shooting-the-pine-bluff-melvin-sanders-at-dis-bar-grill-to-honor-the-life-of-yashika-morris-who-was-a-victim-of-domestic-violence
https://www.facebook.com/pinebluff.pbpd/posts/press-releasemay-3-2025homicide-on-may-3-2025-just-before-1000-am-officers-of-th/1100813555413302/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/may/04/woman-dead-after-standoff-at-pine-bluff-apartment/
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/pine-bluff-domestic-violence-shooting-yashika-morris/91-7c5bd5f2-43c5-42c7-b5bb-0281d5a61e3f