Robert Blaze Larson, 23, was shot and killed on Belt Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on the evening of Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Born May 17, 2002, in Russellville, he grew up in Russellville and Rogers and had lived in Trumann for about six years. Friends and family remember him as kind, gentle, funny and caring.

The Jonesboro Police Department identified a person of interest quickly and made an arrest shortly after the shooting. The next day authorities named both the victim and the person taken into custody. Christian Rene McGee, 24, was charged with first-degree murder and the case is proceeding through the criminal justice system.

Those who knew Robert are mourning his loss and the community is watching the case as it moves forward. If anyone has information about Robert, the shooting on Belt Street, or saw anything that evening, please come forward.