Pine Bluff, Ark. —The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans Field Division is offering a $10,000 reward,
along with a $5,000 reward from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF),
the trade association for the firearms industry, for a total of up to $15,000
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s)
responsible for the attempted pawn shop robbery and subsequent homicide of a
federal firearms licensee (FFL).
On Nov. 12, 2018, an attempted robbery occurred at Wise Buck
Gun & Pawnshop located at 2408 S Camden Rd, Pine Bluff, AR 71603, resulting
in the shooting of two victims. Brandon McHan, the business owner and federal
firearms licensee, subsequently died from his injuries.
Through the investigation, it was learned that two suspects
entered the business through the front door and exchanged gunfire with the
business owner and another individual. The suspects fled the scene in an
unknown direction and remain unidentified.
The ATF Little Rock Field Office and the Pine Bluff Police
Department are jointly investigating this violent crime. ATF, along with our
law enforcement partners, is committed to ensuring the safety of our
communities, and that those who commit these types of violent crimes are
brought to justice.
Anyone with information about this crime should contact the
ATF Little Rock Field Office at 501-324-6181 or 1-888-ATF-TIPS (888-283-8477), by
email ATFTips@atf.gov (link sends e-mail) , or through the ATF website at
www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips, or the Pine Bluff Police Department at
1-870-730-2090 or 870-541-5300.
Anonymous tips may also be submitted to ATF through the
ReportIt® mobile app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store ,
or by visiting www.reportit.com (link is external). With this app, users can
confidentially submit tips involving firearms and violent crimes.
ATF is the lead federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
involving firearms and violent crimes, and regulates the firearms industry.
More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.
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