In the early morning hours of March 10, 2019, 24-year-old Army veteran Basha Thomas was found shot multiple times inside his vehicle at the Imperial Homes apartment complex in West Memphis, Arkansas. Officers answered a shots-fired call in the 2900 block of East Jackson Avenue around 6 a.m. and discovered him deceased at the scene.

Thomas’s death compounded a family tragedy: his 15-year-old sister, Jordyne Craig, had also been killed by gun violence in West Memphis less than a year earlier. Friends and family described Thomas as calm and well regarded, and his killing drew significant attention from both his loved ones and law enforcement.

Investigators arrested 27-year-old Marcello Banks in Memphis on May 7, 2019; he was charged with first-degree murder and was slated for extradition to Crittenden County. A motive has not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone knew Basha, his movements that morning, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.