Lewis D. Jones Jr., a 34-year-old patrol officer with the Forrest City Police Department, was killed on June 4, 2000 while working an off-duty security detail at the Players Palace nightclub on Turner Avenue. After a fight inside the club, Jones and another officer escorted the men involved outside; when they later checked on the group in the parking lot they were fired upon. A single bullet struck Jones in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead that day.

The shooter was identified as 25-year-old Jeffrey B. Gibson, who was arrested later the same day and charged with capital murder. Gibson ultimately pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a life sentence; he apologized to Jones’s family during court proceedings. Jones had served three years with the department and was survived by two children and his mother.

If anyone knew Officer Jones or has information about the incident, please share what you remember.