On the evening of Monday, January 27, 2025, Cynthia Gregory, 47, was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Park Plaza Mall at 6000 West Markham Street in Little Rock. First responders arrived about 6:11 p.m.; medics from Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services transported her to a local hospital where she died shortly after arrival. Police later said her death resulted from an attempted robbery.

Cynthia, known to friends as Cindy, was a wife and mother of three. She worked as a senior major gifts officer at Baptist Health and taught yoga in the community. The Little Rock Police Department opened a homicide investigation; detectives and the Crime Scene Search Unit canvassed the area and spoke with witnesses. On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, police arrested 18-year-old Abdelrahmanahmed Sallam and charged him with capital murder in connection with Gregory’s death.

If anyone witnessed the incident in the Park Plaza Mall parking lot or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.