Robert Simmons, 64, was found dead from gunshot wounds inside his Jefferson County home on Princeton Pike just outside White Hall on the evening of March 21, 2020. Deputies arrived around 7 p.m. after a report of a shooting; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene less than an hour later and his body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for autopsy.

Investigators quickly focused on his wife, 70-year-old Ella Simmons. During questioning she admitted shooting Robert, saying the shooting followed a heated argument in which she alleged he had been verbally abusing her and following her through the house. She told investigators she fired to prevent him from putting his hands on her. A silver revolver believed to be the weapon was recovered in the home and Ella Simmons was arrested and charged with murder.

Anyone with information about the household or the events that led to the shooting is asked to come forward.