Shelby Arles Montgomery Sr., 53, was found dead from gunshot wounds at a Sand Road residence in the Rockport area of Malvern, Arkansas on the evening of Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Rockport officers responded to a call about a possible homicide shortly before 5:30 p.m.; Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division has taken the lead and both bodies were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for autopsies.

The scene also produced a second fatality, 31-year-old Alana Holmes. Authorities have described the incident as a double homicide and say the investigation is ongoing. No information about suspects or arrests has been released.

Montgomery was remembered by friends and family as having a generous spirit and a talent for carpentry learned from his father, despite personal troubles. If anyone has information about what happened on Sand Road that evening, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.