On the night of Monday, February 1, 2021, 26-year-old Jermaine Kelley of Maumelle was fatally shot while riding as a passenger in a car driven by his friend Jamarcus Battle. The two were traveling south on Arkansas Highway 367 in rural Pulaski County when another vehicle began pursuing them. Near the 11500 block of Arch Street Pike, occupants of the trailing vehicle opened fire on Battle’s car; the gunfire continued for several hundred feet as the chase went on. After the attackers fled, Battle found Kelley had been struck. Emergency responders were called, but Kelley died of his injuries.

Special Agents from the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division investigated the shooting. If anyone has information about the chase or the vehicle involved, please come forward and share what you know.