On the evening of December 15, 2024, gunfire at the Country Place Apartments on Mulberry Street in Lake Village, Arkansas, left two young men wounded. The victims, a 20-year-old resident named Markell Lamber and a 17-year-old boy, were taken to Chicot Memorial Medical Center around 6:30 p.m. Markell Lamber died of multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by the Chicot County Coroner at 7:46 p.m. The 17-year-old was treated and later released.

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division opened an inquiry and investigators developed a suspect, 22-year-old Antario Andrews of Lake Village. Andrews was arrested and charged with capital murder. Lamber’s sister described him as a cherished son, brother, and father, and the family organized a GoFundMe to assist with funeral expenses. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share details with investigators.