BREAKING NEWS– FORT SMITH POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD. POLICE IDENTIFIED THEM AS 48 YEAR OLD MARK BELL AND 46 YEAR OLD DE-EVELYN BELL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE 28-HUNDRED BLOCK OF INDEPENDENCE STREET. POLICE SAY THERE IS NO RISK TO THE PUBLIC– B
Police investigating shooting in Fort Smith
Police say a man and woman are dead
Updated: 10:31 PM CST Jan 1, 2026
Fort Smith Police are investigating a double shooting in the 2800 block of Independence Street.According to a press release, the shooting resulted in the death 48-year-old Mark Bell and 46-year-old Deevelyn Bell. Police said their bodies have been sent to the state crime lab. Police said there is no risk to the public, but they are asking residents to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
FORT SMITH, Ark. —
Fort Smith Police are investigating a double shooting in the 2800 block of Independence Street.
According to a press release, the shooting resulted in the death 48-year-old Mark Bell and 46-year-old Deevelyn Bell. Police said their bodies have been sent to the state crime lab.
Police said there is no risk to the public, but they are asking residents to avoid the area as the investigation continues.