Johnny Jay Beckham was 33 when he was found inside his home on the 10000 block of Dreamy Lane, an unincorporated area north of Parker, Arizona, suffering from a single gunshot wound on the night of June 29, 2021. He was taken to Havasu Regional Medical Center across the river and died the following day, surrounded by family. Known as Johnny B and remembered by relatives as funny, kind, talented, hardworking, and selfless, he left behind a young son, Bobby, and a grieving river community.

La Paz County detectives treated the incident as a homicide. By mid-July investigators had publicly identified Brian Douglas Dunann as the suspect and issued a second-degree murder warrant, warning he should be considered armed and dangerous and saying he was believed to have fled in a black 2004 Range Rover with temporary California plates. The sheriff’s office kept many details confidential while detectives gathered evidence and interviewed those who last saw Beckham alive.

Supporters organized under Justice for Johnny Beckham, held a march in Parker, and pushed the sheriff’s office for more transparency, including release of body-camera footage. No one has been convicted of Johnny’s murder; the suspect named on the warrant was later found dead in a submerged vehicle, and the case remains a homicide with the suspect deceased. If anyone knew Johnny, his routines, or saw suspicious activity near Dreamy Lane on June 29, please share what was seen or heard.