A Sunday evening at Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Arkansas, turned deadly on March 28, 2022. At about 7:00 p.m., 39-year-old Anthony Cousette was struck by gunfire in what police describe as a drive-by shooting at the park on 1100 Goshen Street. Cousette was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound and later died at a nearby hospital.

Investigators asked residents within a one-mile radius to check surveillance footage from about 6:50 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for a vehicle of interest described as a newer-model gray SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango, with chrome wheels that had a white outer lip. On June 20, 2022, a capital murder warrant was issued for 18-year-old Demarcus King Jr. in connection with the case; warrants also charged him with two counts of attempted capital murder and discharging a firearm from a vehicle. Two days later, during a high-speed chase in Texas, King exited the vehicle after it struck a ditch and shot himself; he died at a hospital on June 23, 2022.

The investigation into Cousette’s death remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.