Walter Trendale Jones-Harris, a 28-year-old Black man and father of five, was shot dead on September 18, 2011, in Lonoke, Arkansas. The previous night an argument at a nightclub in Scott reportedly involved members of the McClain family and sparked a feud. The next day a large group — around 20 people — came to Jones-Harris’s home on Teresa Lane and a violent confrontation followed. Jones-Harris was struck in the head and found unresponsive near South Center Street and Plantation Drive; a silver revolver lay in the grass by his body.

Courtney McClain was also at the scene with a gunshot wound to his forearm. McClain told police that he and Jones-Harris had been fighting, that Jones-Harris had produced a silver revolver, and that both men were shot during the struggle. Local pastors organized prayer gatherings after the killing, and four Lonoke residents were arrested in connection with the investigation. Questions remain about who fired the fatal shot and the sequence of events leading up to the shooting — does anyone have additional information or eyewitness accounts to share?