On the evening of August 16, 2020, 52-year-old Willie Wright was found in the yard of a residence on East Rose Street in Blytheville, Arkansas, suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency responders transported Wright to Great River Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead after treatment attempts.

The Blytheville Police Department opened a homicide investigation that identified Jeremy Reed as a suspect. Law enforcement described Reed as armed and dangerous during an intensive search that led to his capture. Reed was charged in connection with Wright’s killing and tried before a jury. The jury returned a guilty verdict for first-degree murder, and Reed received a 35-year prison sentence with a firearm-use enhancement.

If anyone knew Willie Wright, lived on East Rose Street, or has information about the evening of August 16, 2020, please share what you remember.