William Red Henderson, 38, was fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday, July 5, 2025, in the 300 block of Phillips County Road 113 in Poplar Grove, Arkansas. First responders found him with multiple gunshot wounds around 2:15 a.m.; he was taken to Helena Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead. A 47-year-old man was also injured that night and driven to a hospital in a private vehicle, where he was reported in stable condition.

The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division. Investigators identified 41-year-old Decorick Farr of Poplar Grove as a suspect; Farr was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Phillips County Detention Center. After the CID submitted its findings to the prosecuting attorney’s office, First Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Todd Murray concluded Farr had acted in self-defense and determined no criminal charges would be filed in connection with Henderson’s death.

If anyone in Poplar Grove that weekend saw or heard anything related to the shooting on July 5, 2025, please share what is known.