On the morning of Sunday, May 1, 2022, 33-year-old Olga Irene Huerta was found fatally shot in the yard of a residence on the 3000 block of Butterfield Coach Road in Springdale, Arkansas. Springdale Police responded just before 7 a.m. after a report of gunfire; Huerta was discovered lying face down with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Neighbors reported a party at the home that had continued into the early hours. Witness statements helped investigators identify a suspect, and police developed probable cause for a capital murder charge. A warrant was issued for 52-year-old Ignacio Rivera-Perez of Springdale; he was located and arrested in San Marcos, Texas, just after 10 p.m. that same Sunday. The investigation into Huerta’s death remains ongoing.

If anyone attended the gathering or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.