On the morning of January 30, 2020, 36-year-old Rodney Hart was fatally shot in the front yard of his Cooper Drive home in El Dorado, Arkansas. Neighbors heard gunfire and a woman’s screams; officers found Hart with multiple gunshot wounds to his hand, left side, and thigh. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses said an assailant parked near the end of the street, walked toward Hart’s residence carrying a firearm, and then Hart ran from the attacker before collapsing in a nearby yard. The motive has not been established, and no arrests had been announced; the suspect was still at large and the El Dorado Police Department continued to investigate.

Hart was a father of three and remembered by family as generous and good-natured. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact the El Dorado Police Department.