On the morning of September 9, 2016, 66-year-old Robert Lee Givens of Conway, Arkansas, was fatally shot after stopping to help his daughter with a flat tire. After buying a can of fix-a-flat at a Walmart, they were followed by a tan SUV that flashed its lights and caused Givens to pull over. He spoke briefly with the SUV’s driver, who told him he had mistaken him for someone else. The SUV continued to follow them; while they were driving on Donaghey Avenue the SUV pulled alongside and a single shot struck Givens. His car ran into a yard and he was found deceased at the scene.

Neighbors recalled Givens as a kind man and a mentor to local youth. The Conway Police Department identified a suspect, Sammie L. Thomas, Jr., who was arrested and charged; he was already in custody on unrelated charges when the murder charge was added. Thomas was convicted by a Faulkner County jury and sentenced to life in prison without parole, and an appeal was later denied.

If anyone knew Robert Givens or witnessed the events that morning, please share what you know.