In the early morning hours of October 25, 2014, 12-year-old Joshua JaShawn Wilson was shot in his Forrest City, Arkansas home on West South Street after an intruder forced entry through a bedroom window. Joshua died of a gunshot wound to his face. A 16-year-old boy in the home also suffered severe head injuries believed to have been inflicted with a firearm and was taken to the Regional Medical Center in critical condition for multiple surgeries.

Authorities identified 28-year-old Ricardo McDaniel as a suspect; he was reportedly the ex-boyfriend of Joshua’s mother. McDaniel was taken into custody later that same day while crossing the River Bridge at the state line in West Helena and was charged with first-degree murder and other related offenses.

Joshua was a seventh-grade student at Forrest City Junior High, a member of Boy Scouts Troop 202, and enjoyed playing football and basketball with friends and his older brother. Does anyone in the Forrest City area remember Joshua or have information about that night?