A family dispute in Blytheville, Arkansas, turned fatal on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, when 25-year-old DAndre Whitfield was shot multiple times in the 700 block of Central near South 8th Street. The shooting occurred in front of a closed business and followed an argument between Whitfield and his 26-year-old cousin, Malik Doharty.

Blytheville Police identified Doharty as the suspect and obtained a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. Whitfield’s mother said the cousins had been arguing and that Doharty later came to her denying involvement and saying they had made up. In the days after the shooting Doharty reportedly posted on Facebook that he planned to turn himself in, but he did not immediately surrender and police asked the public for help locating him.

If anyone in Blytheville that afternoon saw the two cousins or has information about Malik Doharty’s whereabouts, please come forward to assist the investigation.