Ashley Bell, 27, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was killed by a stray bullet on November 20, 2020, during a gunfight between two groups. The shooting happened at about 8 p.m. on Hawthorne Street after she was dropped off at a store. After making a purchase and while walking to a family member’s house on East Barnes Street, multiple shots were fired; witnesses and investigators recovered roughly 13 shell casings. Ashley was struck, returned to the store and collapsed. She was taken to the Medical Center of South Arkansas and later transferred to a Little Rock hospital, where she died during emergency surgery.

Friends and family described her as having no known conflicts and never having been in trouble. She was the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, Jamya Dismuke. Her funeral was held at Sims Mortuary and she was buried at Lott Burgy Cemetery on November 27, 2020.

If anyone witnessed the shooting that night or has information about the groups involved, please share what is known.