On the evening of September 13, 2021, 18-year-old Andre Pigg Griggs, a Black male, was shot at the Big Country Chateau apartment complex on Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock and later died of a single gunshot wound at a hospital. The call to police reported a disturbance and a gunshot; officers found a chaotic scene and Griggs critically injured.

The Little Rock Police Department opened a homicide investigation, interviewed witnesses, and collected evidence. Witnesses described an altercation that escalated into a physical fight during which a firearm was discharged and Griggs was struck. Within a day, police identified a person of interest and arrested 21-year-old Donterrious Henderson. Henderson was charged with capital murder and was booked into the Pulaski County jail held without bond.