Christa Shockley was 21 when she was found unresponsive during her overnight shift at the EZ Mart on U.S. Highway 71 in Fouke, Arkansas, in the early morning hours of February 2, 2017. A newspaper carrier discovered her around 2:00 a.m.; law enforcement determined she was the victim of a homicide. Shockley had graduated from Genoa Central High School and worked as a child care assistant at a church in nearby Texarkana, Texas.

Investigators arrested a 12-year-old boy at Fouke School by 8:00 a.m. the same morning. Authorities say they recovered a pistol believed to be the murder weapon and clothing the suspect had worn. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the boy in the store about an hour before the shooting, returning later with a white bandana over his face and firing multiple rounds as he approached Shockley, then leaving and returning minutes later to take items near her body. The gun was reported to belong to the boy’s father. Because of his age, his name was withheld and he could not be charged as an adult; he was held at the Miller County Juvenile Detention Center. A judge issued a gag order in the case, and an appeals court later affirmed a ruling for Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction.

If anyone knew Christa, saw activity at the EZ Mart that night, or has information about the boy’s movements before or after the shooting, please share what can help the investigation.