A family gathering at 613 Parkway in Blytheville, Arkansas, on June 27, 2020, ended in gunfire that killed three people, including 54-year-old Joyce Adams. An argument at the event escalated and Marlon Tucker, 36, who according to reports had not been part of the initial dispute, began firing a weapon at attendees. Oscar Lane, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene; Joyce Adams and 29-year-old Virginia Bailey were taken to hospitals and later died of their injuries. Tucker fled the scene, stole a vehicle, and was arrested near St. Louis, Missouri, on June 28, 2020, pending extradition.

Joyce Adams was born August 1, 1965, in Osceola, Arkansas, daughter of Ruthie Adams and the late Robert Adams. She was remembered as a beloved mother and grandmother and is survived by her mother, five children, four siblings, 23 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Her funeral was held July 11, 2020, at St. Paul M.B. Church in Blytheville with burial at Memory Garden Cemetery.

Did anyone at the gathering or in the Blytheville area witness the argument or the shooter?