On the evening of May 19, 2015, deputies responded to Waterfront Cove in Conway after a resident reported a man acting erratically in her yard, cursing and striking the house with a boat paddle while drinking a beer. A short time later a second call from 146 Waterfront Cove included the sound of a gunshot. Officers found 40-year-old Charles Oakey, a White male, deceased on the front porch from an apparent gunshot wound.

Homeowners Brian N. Gay, 47, and Kaye L. Brown, 46, were taken into custody at the scene, but their arrests were for possession of drug paraphernalia and were not directly tied to Oakey’s death. The shooting has been investigated as a homicide, yet no suspects have been publicly named and no one has been charged in the killing.

The motive and exact sequence of events that led to Oakey’s death remain unreleased. Does anyone who lived near Waterfront Cove in May 2015 or who knew Charles Oakey have information that could help clarify what happened that night?