Fredrick Lacey was 55 and known in West Helena, Arkansas, as an outgoing mechanic and devoted father. On the evening of May 20, 2018, just after nightfall and around 8:30 p.m., he was stopped at a sign near North 5th and Garland when multiple shots struck his vehicle. Wounded, he tried to flee; the car traveled about two blocks, nearly struck a woman and her young daughter on Anderson Street, and then crashed into a fire hydrant. Neighbors found the vehicle riddled with bullet holes and Lacey fatally injured.

Lacey’s name continues to appear on lists of West Helena homicide victims, and online memorials recall the shock to a community and the near-miss experienced by bystanders.

If anyone knew Fredrick Lacey or witnessed the shooting on North 5th and Garland on May 20, 2018, please share what was seen or heard.