Billy Ray Eddings was 31 when he was shot dead in Texarkana, Arkansas, on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Police were called to the 600 block of Fairview Street at about 4:30 pm after reports of gunfire; officers found Eddings’ body in a yard and shell casings scattered around the scene.

Investigators quickly identified 35-year-old Justin Howard Petty, also known as J.P., as the primary suspect. According to the investigation, Eddings and Petty had once been friends but became estranged after a dispute over drugs, a conflict that is believed to have led to the fatal shooting. An arrest warrant charging Petty with first-degree murder was issued and he remained a fugitive for months before being captured in June 2021.

Does anyone have information about Eddings’ last movements that afternoon or about the dispute between him and Petty?