A dispute over money in Chester, Arkansas, ended in fatal violence on June 24, 2025. Deputies responding to a 911 call at a Lands End Road residence found two men shot: Jay Collins was dead at the scene and 70-year-old Donny Wayne Shipp was critically wounded. Shipp was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say an argument about a debt escalated, words were exchanged, and a firearm was introduced. Authorities identified two suspects, Billy Nelson and Eddie Sterling; Sterling is accused of supplying the gun and Nelson of firing it, striking both victims multiple times. Both men, who have prior criminal histories, were taken into custody and are held at the Crawford County Jail on capital murder charges.

Shipp was a lifelong Northwest Arkansas resident who ran an insulation contracting business and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. He is survived by his mother, children, a stepdaughter, siblings and many grandchildren. Does anyone in the Chester area have information about the dispute or the people involved?