On December 3, 2023, Little Rock police responded to a shots-fired call just after midnight in the 1600 block of West 22nd Street and found two boys fatally shot. Fourteen-year-old Naqualo Smith and his 13-year-old cousin Donta Gurley were both pronounced dead at the scene from apparent gunshot wounds.

Family remembered Naqualo as a happy young man who loved football and his family. His mother, Lashana Smith, said both boys had snuck out that night, which she described as out of character for Naqualo. She believes the cousin was killed in front of Naqualo, then Naqualo was chased and shot; the investigation remains ongoing and the families continue to ask anyone with information to contact the Little Rock Police Major Crimes Division.

Does anyone who was in the West 22nd Street area that night have information that could help bring answers?