Shortly after midnight on December 3, 2023, officers in Little Rock responded to shots fired in the 1600 block of West 22nd Street and found two young Black males with fatal gunshot wounds. One victim was 13-year-old Deonta Gurley; his 14-year-old cousin Naqualo Smith was also killed. Family members say the boys had sneaked out of the house that night and believe they were chased and shot, with the cousins killed in succession.

The Little Rock Police Department’s Major Crimes Division canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and video, but the case went cold. Nearly a year after the shooting, no arrests have been announced and no suspects publicly identified, leaving both families and the community without answers.

If anyone in Little Rock knew Deonta or Naqualo, or saw activity on West 22nd Street that night, please share information with investigators.