MeAkel Lendun Martin was shot and killed during a domestic dispute at a Belmoor Avenue residence in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on July 17, 2021. He was 21, born January 10, 2000, and was the father of four daughters: Ma'Kiya, Ma'Kayla, Nevaeh, and Zi'leigh. His 55-year-old mother also sustained gunshot wounds in the incident but survived.

Police found both victims wounded when they arrived; a man at the scene was engaged in a physical altercation with another person and was taken into custody. Authorities later identified the suspect as the surviving victim’s son and MeAkel’s brother and arrested him on a possible charge of first-degree murder. The shooting was counted as Pine Bluff’s 14th homicide that year. Funeral services for MeAkel were held July 27, 2021, at Brown Funeral Home in Pine Bluff.

If anyone knew MeAkel or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.