On the evening of May 7, 2026, Markevious Boales, 28, was fatally shot during a confrontation at a gas station on North Blake Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The incident also killed 32-year-old TaMarcus McMiller. Officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 9:30 p.m.; McMiller was found near the front door and pronounced dead at the scene, while Boales was located in the parking lot and later died at a local hospital.

Investigators say a group of people, including 36-year-old DeShawn Sanders and 23-year-old VonKavious Briggs, approached McMiller and an exchange of gunfire followed. Sanders and Briggs were both injured and found a few blocks from the gas station. Briggs was discharged from the hospital and booked into the Jefferson County Jail on two counts of capital murder and held without bond; authorities said Sanders would face the same charges when released from medical care. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at North Blake Street that night or has information about the confrontation, please share what is known.