On the afternoon of May 20, 2021, 39-year-old Floyd Evans Jr. was fatally shot on the 400 block of North Rankin Street in Dumas, Arkansas. Police were dispatched at about 4:26 p.m.; Evans was found with life-threatening injuries, taken to a local hospital, and died there.

A lifelong Dumas resident born November 9, 1981, Evans worked for Wire Industries and was a father to Austin, Fabienn, and MaKayla Evans and a grandfather to Aaden Joseph. His parents are Glenda Freeman and Floyd Evans Sr.; siblings include Jerel Evans, Taquita Edgerson-Everett, and Regina Freeman.

Officers arrested 19-year-old Roy Owens Jr. at the scene in connection with the shooting, and the Dumas Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division handled the inquiry. If anyone knew Floyd or saw activity on North Rankin Street that afternoon, please share information that could help clarify what happened.