Darrian Brayshawn Threets-Wiley was 18 when he was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, March 12, 2022, on West 65th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Known to family and friends as Mista, he was born January 20, 2004, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and was an honor graduate of the class of 2022.

Darrian attended England Public School where he played football, and later McClellan School and Southwest High School in Little Rock, where he played basketball. He had been accepted into the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s STEM program and planned to major in Mechanical Engineering. Family remember him as lovable, joyful, and playful, who treasured time with family and friends.

A 17-year-old was identified and taken into custody in connection with the shooting; the youth was charged with capital murder and the case was moved to juvenile court. Does anyone have information about Darrian’s life in Little Rock or the events on West 65th Street that night?