On the evening of October 25, 2023, 21-year-old Little Rock resident Marquis Harper was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds at the Bella Vista Apartments on Mabelvale Cut Off Road. Homicide detectives secured the scene, canvassed the complex for witnesses, and reviewed available video surveillance while Harper’s body was taken to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for an autopsy. The family was notified of his death.

Authorities released no information about a motive or any persons of interest in the immediate aftermath. Months later the investigation remained active but unresolved: no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified. The family has made public appeals for information, including on what would have been his 22nd birthday.

If anyone who lived at or near the Bella Vista Apartments on October 25, 2023, or who has video or other information, can help, please share what is known.