Double murder in McGehee under investigation

Two men who had been shot were found dead in McGehee early Friday, Arkansas State Police said in a press release.

Officers responding to a 911 call to McGehee police about shots fired near Cypress and Third streets at 12:36 a.m. found one of the men lying next to Third Street, the news release said.

State police special agents later found the second victim in a nearby wooded area, the press release said. Both men, whose identities were not disclosed in the press release, were shot and pronounced dead at the scene, the press release said.

McGehee police have asked state police to investigate the murders, the press release said.

The bodies were taken to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the manner and cause of death, the press release said.