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Police hunting 17-year-old suspect in slaying
Blytheville police are hunting a suspect in Friday's slaying of 19-year-old Tadarius Daniels.
According to Blytheville Police Department Capt. John Frazier, on Saturday, detectives executed a search warrant on the residence of 17-year-old Carlos Wells, Jr., who faces first degree murder charges.
Wells was not at home at the time.
On Friday, officers of the Blytheville Police Department responded to the Great River Medical Center in reference to two individuals who had been shot.
"Upon arrival at the hospital officers contacted one victim who was injured with non-life-threatening injuries (Jacob King), and one individual who was deceased," Frazier said. "The decedent was identified as 19-year-old Tadarius Daniels. Officers located a crime scene in the 300 block of Walls St. This case is being investigated as a homicide. The evidence in this case suggests that the crime was not a random act and may have been the result of a narcotics transaction that went bad."
Wells is considered armed and dangerous.
If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Wells, they are urged to contact the CID at 870-763-4411. Information can also be provided to the Blytheville Crime Stoppers hotline at 844-910-STOP or you can email your tips to blythevillecrimestoppers.com.