Demetrius Hoard was 22 when he was shot at Riverside Park Apartments on East Service Road in West Memphis on the evening of February 13, 2018. Gunfire broke out around 8:30 p.m.; officers found Hoard with multiple gunshot wounds and he was taken to Regional One hospital, where he died later that night.

The investigation identified a suspect quickly. The day after the shooting, 26-year-old Carlton Barrett turned himself in to the West Memphis Police Department and was charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a handgun. Authorities had been seeking Barrett prior to his surrender. No motive was released at the time, and Crittenden County Crime Stoppers and the West Memphis Police Department asked the public for information.

If anyone saw or heard anything at Riverside Park Apartments that evening or has information about what led to this shooting, please come forward.