On January 25, 2018, Lennard Sumner was at his West Memphis, Arkansas, home when an argument with a younger man escalated into gunfire. Sumner was shot in the chest and, though gravely wounded, managed to return fire and injure the assailant before the violence ended. Investigators identified the shooter as Jamie Pernell Horns, who was booked into the Crittenden County jail within a week and later faced homicide and a firearm charge.

On January 25, 2019, Horns pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons for the shooting that killed Sumner. The plea avoided a trial and resulted in a 30-year prison sentence; court records show no indication of additional suspects.

If anyone knew Lennard Sumner or has information about the events that night, please share what you remember.