On the night of June 6, 2022, 80-year-old Daniel W. Stine was fatally shot inside a home on Arkansas Highway 235 southwest of Yellville. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department was called about 11:15 p.m. reporting an intruder at the residence; deputies found Stine with an apparent gunshot wound. A family member who was in the house that night was questioned and the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division took over, processing the scene the following day and sending Stine’s body to the state crime lab to determine cause and manner of death.

Two days after the shooting, on June 8, 2022, authorities announced a break: a 15-year-old male was taken into custody in Conway in connection with the killing. At that point officials were considering whether to charge the juvenile as an adult or to proceed through the juvenile adjudication process.

Stine was born November 30, 1941, in Lafayette, Indiana. He was active in the Yellville United Pentecostal Church, enjoyed biking, camping and photography, and was a widower; he is survived by children and numerous grandchildren. If anyone has information about Daniel Stine’s death or the events on June 6, 2022, please come forward.