On December 28, 1987, Russellville, Arkansas, was the scene of a deadly rampage that included the killing of 33-year-old James David ’J.D.’ Chaffin. Chaffin, an off-duty fireman, was shot and killed instantly at the Taylor Oil Company after entering the building while another man was being targeted.

The shooter was identified as 47-year-old Ronald Gene Simmons of Dover. Armed with two revolvers, Simmons began his attacks at a local law firm, killing 24-year-old secretary Kathy Kendrick, then went to Taylor Oil Company and later to a convenience store and a trucking company, wounding others before surrendering. Investigators found multiple family members dead at Simmons’s home; authorities later determined Simmons had murdered several relatives in addition to the public shootings. Simmons was arrested and charged in connection with the killings.

Did anyone in Russellville at the time have information about Chaffin’s movements that day or remember him at Taylor Oil Company?