On May 11, 2018, 28-year-old Jenika DyShun Nikki Rankin of Magnolia, Arkansas, was shot at her home on Columbia Road 30. Emergency crews took her to Magnolia Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call about the shooting.

Investigators identified Rankin’s boyfriend, Keith Demetrius McBride, as the primary suspect. Evidence presented at trial indicated McBride shot Rankin in their home and then fled. McBride was arrested, charged with her murder, and later convicted following a trial that began January 23, 2019.

If anyone knew Jenika, her routines, or has information about what happened that day, please share what you remember.