On the evening of July 4, 2026, gunfire on West 26th Street in Little Rock left 22-year-old Tavaris Rhodes dead. Officers from the 12th Street Division responded to the 4309 block at 8:49 p.m. and found Rhodes unresponsive in the street with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. Little Rock Fire Department crews rendered aid but Rhodes was pronounced dead at the scene and the Pulaski County Coroner took custody of his body for autopsy.

Homicide detectives and the Crime Scene Search Unit were called in and the investigation was described as active and ongoing. In the days and weeks after the shooting, authorities had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests, and no motive or detailed sequence of events has been released. The case remains open with the Little Rock Police Department.

If anyone saw activity on West 26th Street around 8:49 p.m. on July 4 or has information about Tavaris Rhodes that could help investigators, please come forward.