A court affidavit released Monday offered new details, but no clear motive, in a fatal shooting Friday in Little Rock.

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Ronnie Collins, 34, is accused of killing Jonathan Edward Brown, 33, at 2302 S. Valentine St. Collins appeared in court Monday morning and pleaded innocent to a charge of first-degree murder. District Judge Alice Lightle set bail at $1 million.

Officers responded shortly before 5:30 a.m. Friday to the Valentine Street residence and found Brown lying on the floor, with multiple gunshot wounds. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene.

A resident, Larry Bailey, 49, told police he was asleep just before the shooting, according to the affidavit. Bailey said he heard Brown, his roommate, arguing with a man he knows as "N.O." Bailey told investigators he heard gunfire, found Brown shot in the living room and saw N.O. walk outside holding a gun.

An injured Brown asked for someone to call an ambulance and said, "N.O. shot me," the affidavit said.

Bailey said he ran to a neighbor's house and told them to call 911. He saw N.O. walk back inside the residence and heard more gunshots, according to the affidavit.

Police said Lakessha Jackson, 40, told investigators that Collins is her boyfriend and N.O. is his nickname.

Jackson gave police an account of the shooting similar to Bailey's.

She said Collins had been sleeping on the floor with a handgun on his chest and that after he awoke, he shot Brown several times during an argument, according to the affidavit.

The nature of the argument remained unclear.

An arrest warrant for Collins was issued hours after the slaying.

Police reported finding and arresting him about 11:45 p.m. Friday at 1600 S. Elm St., the Elm Street Community Apartments.

Officers "received a call to the listed location and were advised a murder suspect was inside," according to an arrest report.

Police spokesman Lt. Sidney Allen said Collins declined to provide a statement to investigators.

A search of Collins' name and birth date in court records yielded no previous criminal history.

Police said his last known address was 3000 Confederate Blvd. in Little Rock, the address of Jericho Way Resource Center, a facility for the homeless.

Collins remained in the Pulaski County jail late Monday.

Brown's death was the 11th homicide of the year in Little Rock.

Metro on 05/12/2015