Dorian Withers

Dorian Ke’Shon Withers was an 18-year-old Black man with a promising future and a smile his family said could light up the world. Remembered as compassionate, loving, and respectful, Dorian was always willing to help anyone he could. He had graduated from Mills University Studies High School in May 2020 and was employed at a Sam's Club in North Little Rock. He was looking forward to starting classes in the Diesel Mechanics program at Pulaski Technical College in the spring of 2021.

In the early hours of December 23, 2020, Dorian’s life was cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. Just after midnight, police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Longcoy Street in the John Barrow neighborhood after reports of gunfire. While officers were on their way, a second call came in about a related car crash nearby in the 4100 block of Ludwig Street. At the crash scene, police found Dorian inside a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Emergency responders transported Dorian to Arkansas Children's Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. At the scene on Ludwig Street, officers also found two other people who had been injured in the incident; they were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Homicide detectives began an investigation into the shooting.

In the days that followed, the Little Rock Police Department identified Avron Britton as a suspect. On December 29, 2020, Britton turned himself in to authorities and was subsequently charged with capital murder. However, in June 2023, prosecutors dropped the charge against him, citing a lack of evidence. As of that date, Dorian's murder remains unsolved.