On October 26, 2008, 18-year-old University of Central Arkansas student Ryan Henderson was fatally shot outside a dormitory in Conway. Nineteen-year-old student Chavares Block was also killed in the same attack; a third person who was not a student was wounded and survived. Investigators concluded the victims were innocent bystanders in a dispute that did not involve them.

Police identified four suspects who were not students: Kawin Brockman, Kelsey Perry, Mario Toney, and Brandon Wade. Charges were filed against all four. One of the suspects, Kelsey Perry, later pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and received a lengthy prison sentence in connection with the deaths of Ryan Henderson and Chavares Block. The other three charged individuals did not have the same legal outcome as Perry.

Anyone who knew Ryan, Chavares, or who saw activity on campus the night of October 26, 2008, is asked to share information.