FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — According to the Fayetteville Police Department, at about 7:22 a.m. Wednesday (June 24) officers responded to 296 N. Platinum Drive in reference to a death.
Upon arrival officers located a deceased Black male, 30-year-old Federico McDaniel of Greenland, shot to death lying under a tree, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
Due to the nature of the crime scene, the death was first called “suspicious." After further investigation, this death is now being investigated as a homicide.
McDaniel's body is being sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine the cause of death.
Anyone with any information about the case is urged to contact the Fayetteville Police Department at 479-587-3520.
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