A block party meant to promote unity in Wynne, Arkansas, turned deadly on April 13, 2024. The 27-year-old Varian Campbell was fatally wounded during a chaotic outbreak of gunfire near Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The shooting also injured at least nine other people aged 24 to 49.

The Arkansas State Police took over the investigation and identified several persons of interest; four people from Cross County were arrested in the days after the shooting and charged in connection with the incident. The arrests included individuals named Quavarius Milon, Tommie Frost, Carl Washington, and Cameron Crawford. One defendant has pleaded guilty to charges related to Campbell’s death and received a sentence, while the other three defendants are awaiting court dates on multiple counts tied to the shooting.