Aaron Bruce, 40, was shot dead on Christmas morning 2022 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Officers responded about 9:50 a.m. to multiple reports of gunfire at the Brookhollow Apartments on East 24th Street and found Bruce in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene despite officers’ life-saving efforts.

Investigators focused on two suspects early in the inquiry. Police identified Tarus Melek Walker as a person of interest and sought his arrest on charges including Capital Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Certain Person. The motive appears linked to a domestic dispute involving Bruce, his girlfriend, and her child with Walker. Evidence included video showing Walker, armed, and another man approaching Bruce’s apartment less than half an hour before the shooting was reported.

If anyone saw activity around Brookhollow Apartments that morning or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.