Fifteen-year-old Bailey Smith was shot and killed on the evening of Wednesday, December 6, 2023, on North 36th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was pronounced dead at the scene or shortly afterward.

Bailey’s 12-year-old brother was also wounded in the same shooting and was expected to survive. Friends and family remembered Bailey as a kind, helpful young man who could make people laugh. Fort Smith police identified a suspect, another 15-year-old, who was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree battery.

If anyone knew Bailey, saw the events that night, or has information that could help clarify what happened on North 36th Street, please share what you know.