On July 26, 2018, 24-year-old Brionna ShaNeece Belcher and 43-year-old Jonathan Harris were found dead in Belcher’s apartment at the West Apartments on North 50th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Both victims had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined the motive was robbery, and court records say two suspects planned to rob Harris for money. Brionna was killed after she saw their faces.

Witnesses reported that the two suspects, later identified as 19-year-old Neirod Medlock and 29-year-old Marcus Collins, were seen armed at the apartment complex that night. They asked friends for a ride to Belcher’s apartment, and after gunfire was heard they returned to the vehicle and threatened those friends at gunpoint to keep them quiet. Medlock was arrested August 16, 2018, and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of residential aggravated burglary. Collins was arrested September 10, 2018, in Memphis and faced similar charges after extradition to Arkansas.

Anyone who knew Brionna, saw activity at the West Apartments on July 26, 2018, or has information about the events that night is asked to come forward.