Suspect in Bull Shoals fatality found dead after manhunt

BULL SHOALS — On Monday, April 21, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Bull Shoals Police Department (BPD) responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Maple Avenue in Bull Shoals.
Upon arrival, officers discovered Anita Suzanne Due, 48, inside her vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency medical personnel transported her to Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The BPD requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to help with the investigation.
The primary suspect in the case was identified as Brooks Dean Due, 49, also of Bull Shoals. He was wanted on charges of first-degree murder and violating a protection order.

Authorities from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Arkansas State Police, and the Bull Shoals Police coordinated efforts to locate Due, who was considered armed and dangerous. The manhunt extended into Monday afternoon, focusing on areas in Marion and Baxter counties.
Law enforcement officials located Due’s vehicle just south of Mountain Home. While tracking him, gunshots were heard. Brooks Due was subsequently found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.