On the evening of May 2, 2026, 35-year-old Jimmy Neal died after being shot during a domestic dispute at a residence on Holly Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. According to reports, Neal had intervened to try to de-escalate the disturbance when a single gunshot struck him; the round then passed through and seriously wounded a 12-year-old boy who was at the scene and was hospitalized but expected to recover.

The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Derrick Lawrence Guinn of Barling. He fled on foot after the shooting, and investigators from the Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas State Police and neighboring Oklahoma authorities coordinated a search. Guinn posted a video of himself with the caption Still running while on the run; that post, together with cellular tracking, helped locate him in woods near the Arkansas-Oklahoma line. After a search of more than 12 hours he turned himself in and was arrested on May 3, 2026.

Guinn was charged with first-degree murder in Neal’s death and attempted murder for the injured boy, booked into the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center with bond set at $500,000, and had an initial court appearance scheduled for the morning of May 6, 2026. The social media video was entered into evidence and witness testimony from the disturbance was cited in the case.

Did anyone in Fort Smith know Jimmy Neal or the family and have information that could help explain what happened that night?