On the morning of July 14, 2026, in Little Rock, 44-year-old Jose Miguel Quiroz-Mata was shot and killed while sitting in his truck preparing to leave for work. He had been involved in a contentious custody dispute over his 13-year-old daughter and had begun recording encounters with his ex-wife on the advice of his attorney. Around 6:00 a.m. he noticed his ex-wife’s black pickup nearby and started filming; during that recording a man approached his vehicle and opened fire. ShotSpotter alerted police at approximately 6:09 a.m., and officers found Quiroz-Mata in the truck with multiple gunshot wounds. Medical crews attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives quickly identified two suspects. Later that day 49-year-old Yudith Reyes and 22-year-old Luis Felipe Reyes-Isabel, also referred to as Luis Reyes, were arrested at separate locations, questioned by detectives and formally charged with capital murder. Authorities have not disclosed the suspects’ relationship to one another or their connection to the victim. The recorded video from Quiroz-Mata’s phone is reported to be a significant piece of evidence; no trial date or verdict has been reported.

If anyone has information about what happened on West 10th Street that morning, please share it with investigators.