On July 11, 2015, 44-year-old Brent Allen Morrison was shot and killed while jogging near Wells Lake Road in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A dedicated runner who participated in local running groups, Morrison was remembered for a perpetual smile and an unsinkable attitude. He worked for Aerotek in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and also enjoyed biking.

The man accused in the case was identified as 24-year-old John Paul Suleski, a staff sergeant with the 188th Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard and a former Marine. Authorities say Suleski confessed during police interviews, telling investigators he’d been sitting in his vehicle with a loaded .22-caliber rifle, was contemplating suicide because of marital and financial problems, and shot Morrison multiple times after seeing him jogging. In December 2016 a jury convicted Suleski of first-degree murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle; he received life without parole.

Morrison’s death had a deep effect on the Fort Smith running community and on his family, who recalled his happy, go-lucky nature. If anyone knew Brent, saw him running that morning, or has information about the events near Wells Lake Road, please come forward.