In the early morning hours of August 12, 2023, 16-year-old Darrin Deshawn Williams Jr. was shot at an apartment complex on Richsmith Circle in Little Rock. Patrol officers arrived just after 3:30 a.m. and found Williams and another juvenile suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel were summoned, but Williams died at the scene; the other juvenile was taken to a hospital for treatment. The Pulaski County Coroner’s office later transported Williams’ body to the State Crime Lab for autopsy.

Homicide detectives secured the area, canvassed for witnesses and sought video surveillance as the investigation proceeded. On June 3, 2025, Little Rock Police announced an arrest in the case: 19-year-old Jacarree Bass of Little Rock was taken into custody and charged with Capital Murder, First Degree Battery and committing a Terroristic Act. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity near Richsmith Circle around 3:30 a.m. on August 12, 2023, please come forward.