On the evening of April 3, 2023, police in Benton, Arkansas, responded to gunfire in the Hamilton Cove neighborhood and found two people with gunshot wounds inside a residence. Karla Joy Depriest Coffman, 37, was transported to a hospital but did not survive. Jonathan Coffman, 44, was found dead at the scene.

The Benton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division opened an immediate investigation. Detectives have said they do not suspect a third party was involved, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been named. Authorities are asking anyone with information about what happened that night to come forward.

If anyone in the community knew Karla or Jonathan or saw anything in Hamilton Cove on April 3, please share what you know with investigators.