North Little Rock police opened a death investigation after a woman was found unresponsive inside a vehicle on Halloween night. Detectives are now conducting interviews as they work to piece together what happened, and the woman's body is being submitted to the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine the manner and cause of death.
According to KATV, officers responded to the 1400 block of W. Long 17th Street after a report of a sick or injured person, per a police press release. Officers found the unresponsive woman inside the vehicle and pronounced her dead at the scene. North Little Rock police have not identified her, the station reports.
Other outlets have reported details of what may be the same type of incident but with differing specifics. FOX16 reported that officers responded to the 1400 block of W. Long 17th Street at 9:49 p.m. Saturday, where they found an unresponsive woman inside a vehicle who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Conflicting Accounts Of Location And Timing
Separately, KARK reported that officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near the 2300 block of Franklin Street at approximately 7:42 p.m. Friday. That station reported the vehicle was parked in a driveway, where officers discovered an unresponsive Black woman inside the car. KARK said police had not released the woman's name at the time of its report, adding that the investigation remains ongoing.
THV11, meanwhile, identified the victim in what it described as Friday's suspicious death incident as 67-year-old Susan Hall of North Little Rock. KARK's report described a separate incident on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022; KATV and FOX16 described the Halloween incident on Oct. 31, 2026.
Detectives Seek Tips As Lab Work Continues
Per KATV, North Little Rock detectives have initiated the death investigation and are conducting interviews as part of their effort to determine what led to the woman's death. Authorities are submitting her body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab, which will work to determine the manner and cause of death.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Michael Gibbons at 501-771-7149, according to KATV. Residents can also reach out to the police department's tip line at 501-680-8439. No further details about the circumstances surrounding the death have been released as the investigation continues.
