A domestic disturbance in Gould, Arkansas, on the morning of October 2, 2022, resulted in the death of 82-year-old Willie Mae Sanders. She was found fatally shot at her Pope Street residence shortly after 8:00 a.m. Three other people in the home were wounded during the same incident.

Two of the wounded were identified as 38-year-old Tasha Hensley, who was reported in stable condition after being taken to a Little Rock hospital, and 48-year-old Terrence Loudermilk, who required surgery. A fourth resident, 55-year-old Tony R. Lewis, was also injured. Multiple firearms were recovered from the house, and after treatment at a Pine Bluff hospital Lewis was taken into custody and charged with capital murder in connection with Sanders’s death. Her body was sent to the state crime laboratory for examination. The Arkansas State Police are leading the investigation.

Anyone who knew Willie Mae Sanders or who has information about what happened on Pope Street that morning is asked to come forward.