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Rachel Maples, 65, died after a family dispute in Searcy, Arkansas that began on January 13, 2014. The confrontation involved her 24-year-old grandson, Grant Crawford, after he brought a firearm into his grandmother’s home against her wishes. When Maples discovered the weapon a struggle occurred and she suffered a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to a hospital in Little Rock and died on January 18, 2014.

Crawford initially said Maples accidentally shot herself during the struggle. He was arrested and originally charged with manslaughter. In August 2014 Crawford pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, saying prosecutors had enough evidence to convict, and received a 20-year prison sentence for Maples’s death.

Did anyone in Searcy know Rachel Maples or have information about the events in that house on January 13, 2014?