In the early morning of Wednesday, February 13, 1991, Patrolman David E. Barnett, 33, was having breakfast at the Waffle House at 7800 Scott Hamilton Dr. in Little Rock when two men entered intending to commit an armed robbery. Barnett was off duty and in plain clothes; he moved to intervene and struggled with one of the suspects. During that confrontation a second suspect fatally shot Barnett. He died at the scene.

Two suspects were arrested and charged in the case: Alvin Lamont Davis, 19, and a 17-year-old identified as Charles Lee Smith. Both were convicted for their roles in the robbery and killing; Davis was convicted of capital murder and received a life sentence without parole, and Smith was convicted of murder and also received a life sentence.

Are there any details about Barnett’s life or the scene that readers from Little Rock remember and can share?