Nineteen-year-old Trevaughn Walker, a Black male, was found fatally shot in the street near South Charlotte and Brown streets in Fordyce, Arkansas, in the early morning of December 5, 2021. A Fordyce police officer discovered Walker and he was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:30 a.m.

The Fordyce Police Department asked the Arkansas State Police to take the lead. Special agents from the Criminal Investigation Division processed the scene, documented the area, collected evidence, and conducted preliminary interviews. Walker’s body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the precise cause and manner of death.

No arrests were announced in the initial reports and the investigation was described as ongoing; there have been no public statements identifying suspects. If anyone in Fordyce on December 5, 2021, has information about Walker, please contact investigators.