DUMAS, Ark. – Arkansas State Police are investigating the homicide of a 15-year-old at a Dumas apartment complex.

The Dumas Police Department arrived on the scene to find a 15-year-old boy lying in an alleyway with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The boy was pronounced deceased at 2:45 a.

Officials are investigating after the body of a 15-year-old boy was discovered behind the Pendleton Apartments near Short Street Park in Dumas.

Arkansas State Police were investigating after a 15-year-old boy was found dead Tuesday in an alley in Dumas, a news release states.