On the morning of Sunday, March 27, 2022, 33-year-old Rayvon Montrel McDowell was found unresponsive in his white pickup truck in the 5700 block of Patterson Road in Little Rock. A passerby called police just after 9 a.m. to report a person slumped over the wheel; officers discovered McDowell had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and emergency personnel later pronounced him dead.

Investigators identified a suspect and on April 12, 2022 the Little Rock Police Department announced an arrest. Joseph Filani was taken into custody and charged with capital murder and possession of a firearm. Authorities did not immediately release the circumstances of the shooting or the relationship, if any, between Filani and McDowell.

McDowell’s family described him as a people person who loved his relatives. He was a father to a daughter, Kacie McDowell; his mother is Lawanna McDowell-Allen. Funeral services were held April 9, 2022, at Greater Second Baptist Church in Little Rock.

If anyone knew Rayvon, his routines, or saw activity near Patterson Road that morning, please share what can help the case.