On the late afternoon of August 27, 2019, in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, Christina Fulmer, 36, and her friend Deanna Thomas Banks, 28, were found dead in the front yard of a residence on North Washington Street after a reported shooting. Officers arriving at the scene encountered 37-year-old Raymond Lewis Williams Jr., who emerged with a rifle, retreated into the house and began a prolonged standoff with police.

The Arkansas State Police SWAT team was called in and tear gas was deployed. Williams then came onto the front porch and opened fire; state troopers returned fire and Williams was fatally wounded at the scene. Investigators said Williams became agitated when Banks brought Fulmer to his home, and his mother told police he may have been in a mental health crisis. A search of the home found utilities disconnected and no running water.

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division handled the double homicide and the officer-involved shooting; the three bodies were sent for autopsy. Does anyone have information about Christina Fulmer or what led to that afternoon’s violence?