Shortly after 2 a.m. on July 7, 2021, officers from the El Dorado Police Department found 21-year-old Jacoby ’Lil Coby’ Jawan Edwards lying unresponsive in the street at the end of Omega Street in El Dorado, Arkansas. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the Medical Center of South Arkansas, where he was pronounced dead.

Edwards was a father of three, an El Dorado High School graduate and worked as a scaffold builder. The community and his family continue to await answers.

If anyone knew Jacoby, saw activity on Omega Street that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.