Diamond Kyriek McDuffy, 29, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a residence in the 200 block of W. Forrest Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Police responded to a shooting on November 3, 2022, and the Jonesboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division opened a homicide investigation.

Diamond was born December 9, 1992, in Jonesboro. Family and community members remembered him as a fun-loving man with a contagious smile who loved God and his family, enjoyed football, and was willing to help others. He was also a father.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Jataylon McClellan Jones as a suspect and an arrest warrant was issued on the morning of November 4, 2022. Later that afternoon the U.S. Marshals East Arkansas Fugitive Task Force and Jonesboro officers located Jones in Parkin, Arkansas, and took him into custody without incident; a probable cause hearing was expected the following week.

If anyone has information about Diamond, his activities that night, or the people involved, please share what is known.